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librarylandlisa's review
5.0
This was a great read. Georgie McCool is a character I can relate to in many ways and I really loved this story and it was a great time of year to read it.
thepinkranger's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-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
4.0
keen23's review
4.0
A case where the whole of the book adds up to so much more than the parts. Seriously. Because there were things about this book that made me want to quit reading it all together, yet, I hung in there.
First off- Naomi aka Noomi- single best impish scamp character in recent memory. A child who pretends she's a cat. Would have loved more back story on Noomi.
Heather- second best character in the book. Really interesting character development. She'd be awesome as the star in her own book.
The pugs, the Mother and the Stepfather- campy fun.
Neal- kind of a dick. Actually, really a dick. Really unlikable. Passive aggressive. I don't get the allure.
First off- Naomi aka Noomi- single best impish scamp character in recent memory. A child who pretends she's a cat. Would have loved more back story on Noomi.
Heather- second best character in the book. Really interesting character development. She'd be awesome as the star in her own book.
The pugs, the Mother and the Stepfather- campy fun.
Neal- kind of a dick. Actually, really a dick. Really unlikable. Passive aggressive. I don't get the allure.
reading_yarn's review
2.0
It's not my favorite Rainbow Rowell book, and I'm not really sure if anything gets worked out in the end.
I didn't like Georgie's girls or Neal most of the time, but Heather and Seth were fun and a lot more interesting.
It was entertaining and very easy to read, but her other books are better.
I didn't like Georgie's girls or Neal most of the time, but Heather and Seth were fun and a lot more interesting.
It was entertaining and very easy to read, but her other books are better.
dontstopreadin's review
4.0
“You don’t know when you’re twenty-three. You don’t know what it really means to crawl into someone else’s life and stay there.” – Georgie
Landline by the lovely [a:Rainbow Rowell|4208569|Rainbow Rowell|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1342324527p2/4208569.jpg] is an adult fiction romance that I absolutely adored. Let’s start with a quick synopsis.
Our protagonist, Georgie McCool, just got her big break. A chance to write the TV comedy of her dreams. The only problem is she has to stay home for Christmas to finish the script instead of going to her visit her husband’s family in Omaha. Her husband decides to go anyway, and he takes their two daughters with him.
Forced to spend Christmas alone, Georgie decides to visit her mom. During one of her trips to visit her mom she calls her husband, Neil, on the landline in her old room. Twenty-three year old Niel answers. Through the conversations she continues to have with her 20-something to-be husband she has to decide if it would have been better if they never got married or not.
I loved how Rainbow dealt with how this fantastical element she created would affect a regular person (i.e. Georgie wonders if she is going crazy). I felt this was handled wonderfully and didn’t appear weird, out-of-place or take away from the story.
This novel set my heart a-flutter. Rainbow once again made characters I whole-heatedly relate to. As a 20-something in a serious relationship, I sympathized with past Georgie and (mainly) past Neil. I loved to hear about their progression, their realistic love, their plateaued relationship and their life after falling in love.
I had so much in common with Georgie, including her devotion to her career and her attachment to her significant other. Seeing some of those traits made me think about some situations in my own life, but it was Neil’s experiences that really stood out to me. I loved how relatable Niel’s struggled to find himself during, and after, college was. Neil was a unique, quirky guy — but I found I had a lot in common with him.
The writing was wonderful, the story was so unique and this was the first Rainbow Rowell ending that I actually loved (and found peace in). Just a brief disclaimer, since this has been a rave review! This is an adult book that deals with the struggles of marriage and how long-term relationships affect your entire life. This book might not be for everyone. You might love it as much as I did, but if you’re more of a YA-type reader if might not be your thing. Just something to consider. However, if you’re at least a 20-something, and especially if you’re married or in a long-term relationship, I encourage you to pick up this book.
Have you read Landline yet or plan to soon? Tweet me your thoughts on the book or leave me a comment below!
Landline by the lovely [a:Rainbow Rowell|4208569|Rainbow Rowell|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1342324527p2/4208569.jpg] is an adult fiction romance that I absolutely adored. Let’s start with a quick synopsis.
Our protagonist, Georgie McCool, just got her big break. A chance to write the TV comedy of her dreams. The only problem is she has to stay home for Christmas to finish the script instead of going to her visit her husband’s family in Omaha. Her husband decides to go anyway, and he takes their two daughters with him.
Forced to spend Christmas alone, Georgie decides to visit her mom. During one of her trips to visit her mom she calls her husband, Neil, on the landline in her old room. Twenty-three year old Niel answers. Through the conversations she continues to have with her 20-something to-be husband she has to decide if it would have been better if they never got married or not.
I loved how Rainbow dealt with how this fantastical element she created would affect a regular person (i.e. Georgie wonders if she is going crazy). I felt this was handled wonderfully and didn’t appear weird, out-of-place or take away from the story.
This novel set my heart a-flutter. Rainbow once again made characters I whole-heatedly relate to. As a 20-something in a serious relationship, I sympathized with past Georgie and (mainly) past Neil. I loved to hear about their progression, their realistic love, their plateaued relationship and their life after falling in love.
I had so much in common with Georgie, including her devotion to her career and her attachment to her significant other. Seeing some of those traits made me think about some situations in my own life, but it was Neil’s experiences that really stood out to me. I loved how relatable Niel’s struggled to find himself during, and after, college was. Neil was a unique, quirky guy — but I found I had a lot in common with him.
The writing was wonderful, the story was so unique and this was the first Rainbow Rowell ending that I actually loved (and found peace in). Just a brief disclaimer, since this has been a rave review! This is an adult book that deals with the struggles of marriage and how long-term relationships affect your entire life. This book might not be for everyone. You might love it as much as I did, but if you’re more of a YA-type reader if might not be your thing. Just something to consider. However, if you’re at least a 20-something, and especially if you’re married or in a long-term relationship, I encourage you to pick up this book.
Have you read Landline yet or plan to soon? Tweet me your thoughts on the book or leave me a comment below!
kristinhzta90's review
3.0
I wanted to love this book, but it was just ok for me. I wanted to shake Georgie by her shoulders and scream at her. How can she not see what she is doing to her her relationship with her husband? He essentially gave up everything for her and she never had to bend, not a single bit. That seems really selfish to me and I think she finally figures that out. The ending left me wanting more but it was adequate to tie everything up.
jenmangler's review
3.0
Most of the book questions whether love is enough in a very real way, as Georgie and the deeply unhappy Neal are coming apart at the seams, but the ending glosses over that for a "happily ever after" feel. They've still got problems! We're just supposed to believe they're going to be okay when they haven't dealt with their issues at all and there's nothing to indicate that they know how to do so? I've got a problem with that ending.
readballoon's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
blurrypetals's review
5.0
This is, in my not-so-humble opinion, Rainbow Rowell's best book. It combines her penchant for lovely, looping prose and her talent for writing compelling, romantic situations in the most wonderful fashion. It also doesn't contain any of the weirdness or mediocrity that dragged Fangirl and Carry On down, it's got a slight edge on Attachments, mostly because this is Rainbow's fourth book instead of her debut and this was just a bit more elegant in execution, and it's got a happier ending than Eleanor and Park, so, in my book, that all adds up to this being her best.
One thing I found to be really compelling was the structure of the book. I liked that we didn't get nearly anything in chronological order, and I'm not even talking about the phone calls Georgie ends up making to the past. I liked that information was carefully and lovingly doled out in small bite-sized pieces, that we didn't get a full picture of Georgie and Neal's relationship prior to the beginning of the novel until, well, the end of the novel. I really enjoyed how stories and facts came up as Georgie was reminded of them, as she reflected upon them.
I didn't even know Rebecca Lowman, my favorite narrator until Jorjeana Marie dethroned her, narrated this until I started it, so that was also a treat. This whole book was a treat. I was not expecting to love this, let alone love it as much as I did. Neal and Georgie were true heartstring pullers and I was almost as much of a mess over their relationship by the end as Georgie was because I was very invested very quickly and I stayed invested the whole way through. I loved watching the two of them fall in love with one another because it made me love them, too, and it made me all the more heartbroken that their marriage was in trouble.
This is great, this is what I've wanted from Rainbow ever since I first heard about her writing and I finally got exactly what I wanted, exactly what I didn't expect, and more.
One thing I found to be really compelling was the structure of the book. I liked that we didn't get nearly anything in chronological order, and I'm not even talking about the phone calls Georgie ends up making to the past. I liked that information was carefully and lovingly doled out in small bite-sized pieces, that we didn't get a full picture of Georgie and Neal's relationship prior to the beginning of the novel until, well, the end of the novel. I really enjoyed how stories and facts came up as Georgie was reminded of them, as she reflected upon them.
I didn't even know Rebecca Lowman, my favorite narrator until Jorjeana Marie dethroned her, narrated this until I started it, so that was also a treat. This whole book was a treat. I was not expecting to love this, let alone love it as much as I did. Neal and Georgie were true heartstring pullers and I was almost as much of a mess over their relationship by the end as Georgie was because I was very invested very quickly and I stayed invested the whole way through. I loved watching the two of them fall in love with one another because it made me love them, too, and it made me all the more heartbroken that their marriage was in trouble.
This is great, this is what I've wanted from Rainbow ever since I first heard about her writing and I finally got exactly what I wanted, exactly what I didn't expect, and more.