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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Sally Jay has got to be one of my favorite characters ever invented. She's not a girl who played life safely watching from a distance.
I wish I could be like that. Sometimes I'm a real scaredy-cat. Gee whiz, you can't buy gumption like Sally Jay's!
I wish I could be like that. Sometimes I'm a real scaredy-cat. Gee whiz, you can't buy gumption like Sally Jay's!
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
slay, sally jay! so much fun
The title was certainly appropriate. An alternate one might be "Never Trust a Ginger Man."
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Sous les pont de Paris! This had so many funny one-liners and I was constantly taking photos of the things that Sally Jay Gorce would say. She reminded me of Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany's, but I kept picturing her as Grace Kelly. I picked this up because it is one of Greta Gerwig's favorite novels of all time. I found it to be quite enjoyable, but I had a few problems with it. I did want Sally and Larry to get together, that is until you find out he's a complete... never mind, no spoilers.
The main problem I had with the novel was the plot. It seems to be going in a specific direction, towards a specific romance, but it does the unexpected, and I think it doesn't work. The best part of the book was the characters and the one-liners, if it weren't for these two things, I would have given it 2 stars.
The main problem I had with the novel was the plot. It seems to be going in a specific direction, towards a specific romance, but it does the unexpected, and I think it doesn't work. The best part of the book was the characters and the one-liners, if it weren't for these two things, I would have given it 2 stars.
[1958] So much fun. Cross between Bridget Jones, Holden Caulfield, and the Sex and the City girls. Second maybe only to A Moveable Feast for books to read before visiting Paris. Lots of great quotes, here's one of my favorites: "I always expect people to behave much better than I do. When they actually behave worse, I am frankly incredulous." And one more: "Was I beginning to have standards, and, oh dear, principles? What were they, and what would I do with them, and how much were they going to get in my way?"
