723 reviews for:

MS Demeanor

Elinor Lipman

3.27 AVERAGE

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Lawyer gets caught and put on house arrest where she makes friends with the neighbor also on house arrest while trying to figure out more about the lady that got her in trouble 
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes

A very witty and light read. I could relate to Jane’s cooking and her banter with her sister. The story was entertaining and kept me turning pages. A book I’d recommend between heavier reads.
challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was a really solid read that was recommended by an AP teacher friend, Susan Barber, by way of Judy Blume. 

A different read than my lighter smut that I read in high stress times, but totally enjoyable. Grateful I read it! 

Better review later after I remind myself of the book since I got behind with tracking and reviews. 
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a weird (in a good way) book. There were a lot of plotlines that came together a bit too conveniently, vague time-skips and a lot of unrealistic dialogue but I didn't even care. It was a fun, easy read and it really warmed my heart to read about two characters coming together. I wish there was more of it.

And as an ESL-speaker, I learned a lot of words from this book.
Fun read, would recommend.
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a fun beach read.  The characters were quirky but not ridiculous and the premise was unique and interesting.  Will definitely read more Lipman!

The romance in this was just weird. It's all about friends with benefits, and then, bam, they are in love and gets a marriage proposal! I didn't see it coming. lol I didn't mind the premise of the book though--two people who live in the same building in NYC, both with ankle bracelets for white-collar crime home confinement. Does this really happen a lot? I have no idea. I didn't connect much to any of the characters, but it was a fast and easy read.
emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Enjoyable book on audio. But I wasn’t invested in anyone. And I think some of the side stories (the green card marriage) could have been omitted as fluff.