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kariniwonderland's review against another edition
4.0
A lovely story of second chances, family, new friends and gardening. I would love to be part of Lili’s gardening class!
whateverjeans23's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
shareen17's review against another edition
4.0
A woman who has been white-knuckling it through life after the death of her husband some years ago begins to see how her life could have room for change and happiness when she is asked to take a gardening class for a work assignment.
roseleaf24's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book. I laughed, I cried. The motherhood parts were perfect, and Lili's struggle was definitely understandable, even though I haven't been in that situation myself. The book made the gardening, though, seen very complicated but also like you should be able to get it all done in a day. I was confused by the class; there were raised beds for vegetables that everyone was supposed to rotate through, but then they didn't rotate and were all the time sitting in the beds, and sometimes they had herbs and flowers and other times they weren't mentioned, and then it was all ready to be harvested all at once. But it made a lovely backdrop for the story.
voela321's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
margardenlady's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
5.0
Lili is an artist, struggling to raise her two daughters after her husband is killed in a car accident. Sounds grim, but she is plucky and funny, accompanied by a cast of quirky characters and wonderful descriptions of both emotion and location. This was a lot of fun!
kimmeyer's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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? It's complicated
4.0
caliblues's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
brigmr13's review against another edition
4.0
This is my favorite of Abbi Waxman's books. I loved the premise of the community vegetable-gardening class and the quirky group of participants, each with a unique story of their own. Main character, Lilian, is a single mother working through grief at losing her husband three years ago. Seems a bit more thoughtful and substantive than Waxman's other books with a cast of well-developed and likeable characters.