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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
This is a really delightful book. It's about a woman who is struggling to come to terms with disappointments and find her way. She is a much loved mother to 15 year old Bee, and all sorts of complicated things to other people in her life until she disappears and Bee sets out to find her. It's clever, funny, quirky (not self consciously so), has a great sense of place and is so life affirming, a thoroughly enjoyable ride.
A great beach read that isn't stupid - light, funny reading that still has a purpose. I enjoyed it a lot.
This was an absolute delight of a read! I listened to it on audiobook and while the narrator was good, it was a bit confusing as much of the beginning is told via email correspondence. I would definitely recommend reading the actual book instead.
I couldn't help but love Bee as the narrator. Most characters were very simple, but I loved reading this story.
This funny, delightful book is one of those rare treats where you read along without any idea of where the story is going from beginning to end. The characters are vividly drawn and the use of email correspondence, psychiatric notes and magazine articles as well as 14-year-old Bee's narrative to tell the story of Bernadette's disappearance keeps things clipping along. Kathleen Wilhoite's performance of the audiobook is one of the best I've ever heard. Overall, an excellent read I was sorry to see end!
With a trip to Antarctica, mafia and a brilliant (and desperately agoraphobic) architect, Where'd You Go, Bernadette is as quirky as it gets. Quite incoherent too, loose strings everywhere, catchy, but the enjoyment factor drops onto on a downwards trajectory after the first third of the book.
I enjoyed the fun format and beautiful descriptions of Antarctica, but I thought the tone was a bit off (flippant toward serious issues).
Fun read with some dark tinges. Really like the relationship between Bee and Bernadette as well as the unorthodox format of the book.
An engaging, quick read, but, ultimately, too many unbelievable twists and plot holes sink this (Zodiac) boat. Also, I feel that the quirky, genius, incorruptible teenager has become an overused plot device cheaply inserted to force the reader into feeling a certain way about the story.