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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
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I devoured this book. The prose, the grief, the growth. Every laugh and tear still glowing as I finished the last page. Even if you're not going through divorce, this is a worthwhile read.
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This is what happens when you do not do your research...
I started seeing this book around the time the actress Maggie Smith died. Because of that, I assumed she had written a memoir and her publishers were using her death as an opportunity to promote the book. Normally I do not read celebrity memoirs, but I love the actress Maggie Smith's humor, so I bought it. I just started reading the book a few days ago. I started with the Prologue, and it sounded nothing like the actress, but I thought it would get better... then I added the book as "Currently Reading" on GoodReads and discovered my error. It sounds nothing like the actress Maggie Smith because there is an author by the same name and this is her memoir. Whoops.
I am sorry the divorce was so hard on author Maggie Smith. No one wants to discover their SO is cheating on them. I understand what it feels like to make yourself smaller for a relationship, so I can empathize with the struggle it takes to get back to yourself, but this book was not worth the read, even if it was short.
It read like one of her therapists asked her to keep a diary of her thoughts as she went through her divorce and it's aftermath, and this is what resulted. It is repetitive and rambling and I only finished reading it because this is my Y book in my read through the alphabet challenge.
I hope the author found her peace, but this book did not need to be written.
I started seeing this book around the time the actress Maggie Smith died. Because of that, I assumed she had written a memoir and her publishers were using her death as an opportunity to promote the book. Normally I do not read celebrity memoirs, but I love the actress Maggie Smith's humor, so I bought it. I just started reading the book a few days ago. I started with the Prologue, and it sounded nothing like the actress, but I thought it would get better... then I added the book as "Currently Reading" on GoodReads and discovered my error. It sounds nothing like the actress Maggie Smith because there is an author by the same name and this is her memoir. Whoops.
I am sorry the divorce was so hard on author Maggie Smith. No one wants to discover their SO is cheating on them. I understand what it feels like to make yourself smaller for a relationship, so I can empathize with the struggle it takes to get back to yourself, but this book was not worth the read, even if it was short.
It read like one of her therapists asked her to keep a diary of her thoughts as she went through her divorce and it's aftermath, and this is what resulted. It is repetitive and rambling and I only finished reading it because this is my Y book in my read through the alphabet challenge.
I hope the author found her peace, but this book did not need to be written.
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funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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Wow, well I never want to get married and have kids ever. It's a good book and it's nice to hear about how she got better. But the book mostly made me feel sad and not want to fall in love ever because men and relationships suck. The prose was pretty and I'm interested in reading her poetry. I feel like I would've liked it better if the book was shorter and less all over the place.
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