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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
lighthearted
Better than Jackpot Summer, not as good as The Last Summer at the Golden Hotel. I think it may always be my favorite, but I liked how this one was set up. I liked the family members and their issues. I wondered what the point of learning Roger's backstory was.
Did not finish. I just couldn't get into the story at all.
Dragged a lot, but really, really made me appreciate my family!
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book hit really close to home for me. My Jewish family and I took a Disney cruise a few years back for my parents 50th wedding anniversary and a lot of this felt so right on the nose.
A very fun read. Annette books a cruise for her grown children and teenage grandchildren for her 70th birthday. Secrets abound including daughter Elise’s shopping addiction, son-in-law Mitch quitting his job to start an online satirical magazine, slacker son Freddy showing up with his much younger girlfriend and upgrading them to a suite, granddaughter Rachel’s married boyfriend, grandson Darius’s struggle with his college essays, and patriarch David’s cancer. Too much time in close quarters means secrets are going to come out.
I rated this 4.5 stars, just because I thought the ending was a little too neat.
A very fun read. Annette books a cruise for her grown children and teenage grandchildren for her 70th birthday. Secrets abound including daughter Elise’s shopping addiction, son-in-law Mitch quitting his job to start an online satirical magazine, slacker son Freddy showing up with his much younger girlfriend and upgrading them to a suite, granddaughter Rachel’s married boyfriend, grandson Darius’s struggle with his college essays, and patriarch David’s cancer. Too much time in close quarters means secrets are going to come out.
I rated this 4.5 stars, just because I thought the ending was a little too neat.
This book strikes the perfect tone—it explores family drama, parental expectations, marriage and relationships and the power of communication, or lack thereof. It manages to do all of this without being heavy handed or morose. Light enough to feel like a fun summer read but substantial enough that it’s not simply brain candy.
One thing that keeps tugging at my mind is that I wish Natasha was better developed. At one point Freddy marvels that she must have had an idyllic childhood, and others wonder whether she’s in it for a green card. I would have liked to have known more about her background. With those hints, I was expecting to learn more of her actual story.
One thing that keeps tugging at my mind is that I wish Natasha was better developed. At one point Freddy marvels that she must have had an idyllic childhood, and others wonder whether she’s in it for a green card. I would have liked to have known more about her background. With those hints, I was expecting to learn more of her actual story.
Although I didn’t love this book in the beginning, I ultimately enjoyed it. The author allowed so many of the characters to speak with their own voices, and they felt distinct. It was predictable but fun.
The Floating Feldmans is a charming novel about a family forced to spend time together on a week-long cruise when they barely seem to know each other anymore.
Grandmother Annette is turning 70 and decides to take her whole family on a cruise. The family includes her husband, her daughter and son-in-law and their two children and her estranged son and his much younger girlfriend. As each person gets ready for this adventure, it is revealed that everyone has something they are keeping from the others. Husbands have trouble talking with wives, parents with children, sibling with sibling. Old resentments and memories are brought to the surface. As the week goes by it gets harder to keep those secrets and eventually leads to a confrontation where all is revealed.
The beauty of the book is in how these family members learn to open up, trust, and lean on each other. By the end of the novel, it is clear that while most of our families are dysfunctional in their own ways, family is what really matters at the end of the day.
It is a funny, poignant and moving novel. -Jen C.
Grandmother Annette is turning 70 and decides to take her whole family on a cruise. The family includes her husband, her daughter and son-in-law and their two children and her estranged son and his much younger girlfriend. As each person gets ready for this adventure, it is revealed that everyone has something they are keeping from the others. Husbands have trouble talking with wives, parents with children, sibling with sibling. Old resentments and memories are brought to the surface. As the week goes by it gets harder to keep those secrets and eventually leads to a confrontation where all is revealed.
The beauty of the book is in how these family members learn to open up, trust, and lean on each other. By the end of the novel, it is clear that while most of our families are dysfunctional in their own ways, family is what really matters at the end of the day.
It is a funny, poignant and moving novel. -Jen C.