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3.18 AVERAGE
3.18 AVERAGE
Eh I’ll be generous because it was an easy read. Interesting enough family dynamics but also didn’t really go anywhere and I didn’t care too much about the characters
Lots. Of. Drama. I was multi-tasking while listening or I may have returned it early on. It was good; the author jammed a lot of drama into the book but stopped short of it becoming too farcical.
You think the book is going to be about the parents and then the author takes you for a ride. The book has a little of everything. Not sure why the author chose the opening scene; that was almost enough for me to stop listening.
You think the book is going to be about the parents and then the author takes you for a ride. The book has a little of everything. Not sure why the author chose the opening scene; that was almost enough for me to stop listening.
A solid family drama, this was full of food references that I enjoyed but without the whimsey that made her other books (IMHO) so lyrical.
The family has secrets, and the secrets eventually get shared. One family member becomes passionate about Climate change, and the rest of the family learns to share the concern. Consequences eventually have to be faced, and maybe we're left to accept they will be, or maybe there will be a sequel.
Absolutely well written, the ending of the book illuminated my only frustration: Real life can be boring.
The family has secrets, and the secrets eventually get shared. One family member becomes passionate about Climate change, and the rest of the family learns to share the concern. Consequences eventually have to be faced, and maybe we're left to accept they will be, or maybe there will be a sequel.
Absolutely well written, the ending of the book illuminated my only frustration: Real life can be boring.
I struggled through this one finding it hard to connect to any of the characters.
A story about a family and how quickly lives can change. Liked the mingling of Mexican and Jewish heritage.
I would give this book 3.5 stars. The story was engaging but the characters unlikeable. As the plot developed, it became more predictable.
I read to the very end, thinking it had to get better. The book is pedantic and contrived. It felt like a high school production underwritten by the LA chamber of commerce.
Family is complicated. Money helps but it doesn't solve everything. Tragedies strike, and people deal with them. The land and its weather play their roles.
The matter-of-fact reporting of the opening tragedy, interrupted by the matter-of-fact listing of items in storage, had me thinking first of Erdrich and then of Salinger.
Though she doesn't maintain that level throughout, Escandón has chops and promises to be worth reading more of. I have yet to get hold of her first two novels, but I look forward more eagerly to reading her next.
The matter-of-fact reporting of the opening tragedy, interrupted by the matter-of-fact listing of items in storage, had me thinking first of Erdrich and then of Salinger.
Though she doesn't maintain that level throughout, Escandón has chops and promises to be worth reading more of. I have yet to get hold of her first two novels, but I look forward more eagerly to reading her next.
I wanted to love this book, but ended up just liking it. The family is funny and witty but I just couldn’t find the focal point. A lot of chaos. Maybe that was the focal point? The storylines all seemed fragmented in the end. No real closure…..
I really enjoyed the flow and the general plot, but sometimes this family was an annoying mess of privilege and stupidity.