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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks...
A cute Hallmark movie
A cute Hallmark movie
Perfectly fine, fun, and quick chick-lit. Ladies in their 40s will enjoy it (or maybe they'll just get it ) far more than those in their 20s.
This was kind of silly, but whatever. I'm not going to think too hard about it. I enjoyed it. Good, silly fluff.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Good, not great. I had a hard time identifying with the main character who is my age, but can't figure out Instagram by herself, but in the end, liked her enough to overlook her technical difficulties.
The Knockout was a very enjoyable summer read. A forty-something fashion magazine editor is forced to change, grow, and learn about the world of commerce, social networking, and other new tech things, when, after an illness, she returns to work to find her magazine is now an app. An homage to "All about Eve," this book does make you think about how you lived before you had an iPhone! :)
Wow. I wanted a fun, fashion romp, and my expectations for my fluff reading are low, but the premise of this book was so insane that I could NOT enjoy the story. A 42 year old woman, a successful editor in chief of a fashion magazine but we’re supposed to believe that girlfriend doesn’t know how to check her email? Sees all tech as a foreign language? If she were maybe 25 years older, I could have gotten on board but it just makes no sense.
Maybe the authors had an axe to grind with “millennial” women? The antagonist was completely one dimensional, and it seemed generally insulting to millennial women (robotic, fickle) and Gen X (inflexible, sad).
I don’t understand how folks gave this rave reviews. I am so confused.
Maybe the authors had an axe to grind with “millennial” women? The antagonist was completely one dimensional, and it seemed generally insulting to millennial women (robotic, fickle) and Gen X (inflexible, sad).
I don’t understand how folks gave this rave reviews. I am so confused.
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I rate simply: 5 = liked it, 3 = meh, and 1 = didn't like it.