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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
This book got a lot of hype because it was written by a guy. There were parts of the book and certain characters that i liked a lot, but the overall story line that linked the characters didn't work and the characters didn't seem real.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I went into this not knowing what to expect. I expected something lighthearted but still a book about strong, wonderful women. What I found was a beautifully written novel about strong, wonderful women in the face of the scariest moments of their lives. I am absolutely blown away by this novel.
I usually try not to read books I know will make me cry, but this book was different. Going into it, the reader is just shown the lives of three very different women. Brooke is the ex-homecoming queen who is married to her perfect match and lives in harmony with her picturesque family. Katherine is an executive turning forty who has nothing really to show for it but money. Samantha is nearing the end of her twenties, and is fresh out of a whirlwind relationship that leads to a failed marriage.
After we learn a great deal about each of these women's lives, the second half of the novel starts and we are thrown a hard curveball: Samantha, Brooke, and Katherine all have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Each of them have their own ways of dealing with it, but they become each other's support in this emotional roller coaster.
Honestly, this book was almost like reading two different books. The fact that these women had cancer came out of nowhere, and getting hit with it after you'e already connected with the characters makes it feel so much like real life.
I kept forgetting that this novel was written by a man, and a man from ESPN at that, which should tell you just how believable his writing is. I don't think a female author could have given these ladies better voices.
There were definitely a few moments that made me tear up, but ultimately I was very happy with the way the book ended. I truly recommend this book to anyone whose life has been affected by cancer, but even if yours hasn't you will instantly connect with Samantha, Katherine, and Brooke. We all know women just like them.
After we learn a great deal about each of these women's lives, the second half of the novel starts and we are thrown a hard curveball: Samantha, Brooke, and Katherine all have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Each of them have their own ways of dealing with it, but they become each other's support in this emotional roller coaster.
Honestly, this book was almost like reading two different books. The fact that these women had cancer came out of nowhere, and getting hit with it after you'e already connected with the characters makes it feel so much like real life.
I kept forgetting that this novel was written by a man, and a man from ESPN at that, which should tell you just how believable his writing is. I don't think a female author could have given these ladies better voices.
There were definitely a few moments that made me tear up, but ultimately I was very happy with the way the book ended. I truly recommend this book to anyone whose life has been affected by cancer, but even if yours hasn't you will instantly connect with Samantha, Katherine, and Brooke. We all know women just like them.
Took a while for me to get into. Once I found the connection (which was toward the end of the novel), I thoroughly enjoyed it.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Check out the full review at Kritters Ramblings
With three women in this book, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to keep their stories apart, but they were so uniquely different that there was no confusion as to each of their own situations. The flow of each story to the next was priceless, a few times the transitions were just genius and I was just waiting to see how Greenberg would take us from one narrative to the next.
With three women in this book, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to keep their stories apart, but they were so uniquely different that there was no confusion as to each of their own situations. The flow of each story to the next was priceless, a few times the transitions were just genius and I was just waiting to see how Greenberg would take us from one narrative to the next.
A sad and slightly disjointed tale of three women brought together by their breast cancer diagnoses. It was okay, I guess. I didn't like the flow. He really tried to make one narrative flow into the other in the first section and it just made it feel heavy handed and cheesy.
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
A copy of All You Could Ask For was provided to me by William Morrow for review purposes.
Brooke, Samantha and Katherine all have established and successful lives, each with their own different definition of success. Brooke has been happily married to her college sweetheart for 15 years. Samantha is a competitive athlete who after a whirlwind marriage finds evidence of her husband's infidelity 2 days into their honeymoon but it's the best thing that could have happened to her. Katherine is an extremely successful business-woman who decides to take her first vacation ever after a disastrous blind date on her birthday. All lead separate lives and have never met each other, but they will become forever entwined with one another when they all are forced to suffer through the same diagnosis forever changing their lives.
On my Goodreads shelf I currently have 79 books classified as Chick-Lit and of those 79 only one is written by a male author. This book. Now that's not to say that he's the ONLY male author that has ever written Chick-Lit but it's the only one that I've bothered trying out. The fact of the matter is Chick-Lit is not a commonly written genre by males, my guess is because of the difficulty they have in writing a solid and realistic female character. Well, not only has Mike Greenberg managed to write a solid and realistic female character, he was able to write three of them.
I was so very pleased when I first began this book. I loved the humor and I loved the individuality of each of the characters. I enjoyed learning the details of their lives and who they were as people. It was all very realistic and made these characters very distinguishable. Suffice it to say, I loved these characters and eagerly awaited the moment where their lives coalesced. While the second half of the story was what brought these characters together, it was my least favorite part of the book. It took a much too serious turn and I would have preferred to see the lightness that the first half of the story possessed to continue. While I understand the reason behind this since it aided in strengthening the characters further, I simply expected a much lighter read and would have enjoyed it more.
This is a definite must for fans of Jane Green, Emily Griffin, Jodi Picoult and fans of the like. All You Could Ask For possesses seemingly everyday characters with a powerful inspiring story of strength.
A copy of All You Could Ask For was provided to me by William Morrow for review purposes.
Brooke, Samantha and Katherine all have established and successful lives, each with their own different definition of success. Brooke has been happily married to her college sweetheart for 15 years. Samantha is a competitive athlete who after a whirlwind marriage finds evidence of her husband's infidelity 2 days into their honeymoon but it's the best thing that could have happened to her. Katherine is an extremely successful business-woman who decides to take her first vacation ever after a disastrous blind date on her birthday. All lead separate lives and have never met each other, but they will become forever entwined with one another when they all are forced to suffer through the same diagnosis forever changing their lives.
On my Goodreads shelf I currently have 79 books classified as Chick-Lit and of those 79 only one is written by a male author. This book. Now that's not to say that he's the ONLY male author that has ever written Chick-Lit but it's the only one that I've bothered trying out. The fact of the matter is Chick-Lit is not a commonly written genre by males, my guess is because of the difficulty they have in writing a solid and realistic female character. Well, not only has Mike Greenberg managed to write a solid and realistic female character, he was able to write three of them.
I was so very pleased when I first began this book. I loved the humor and I loved the individuality of each of the characters. I enjoyed learning the details of their lives and who they were as people. It was all very realistic and made these characters very distinguishable. Suffice it to say, I loved these characters and eagerly awaited the moment where their lives coalesced. While the second half of the story was what brought these characters together, it was my least favorite part of the book. It took a much too serious turn and I would have preferred to see the lightness that the first half of the story possessed to continue. While I understand the reason behind this since it aided in strengthening the characters further, I simply expected a much lighter read and would have enjoyed it more.
This is a definite must for fans of Jane Green, Emily Griffin, Jodi Picoult and fans of the like. All You Could Ask For possesses seemingly everyday characters with a powerful inspiring story of strength.
I wanted to dislike this book, but I cannot. Although I believe Mike Greenberg is a TOAD for how he abandoned his own supposed ”friend” Mike Golic, the story he puts forth was well crafted and intriguing.