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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
A good book. Not spectacular, but relatable characters and story. They were all flawed in ways we are all flawed. Hopeful seeing them work through their mistakes and lean on their familial connections. Love and family win.
Full of stereotypes and cliches, this book is non the less entraining and captures the “good old days” may they never return! The author ambitiously tries to tackle too many aspects of the American pie, especially women’s issues, but some end up being just crumbs. Still- a good place to start.
Perhaps a treatment to a TV series?
Perhaps a treatment to a TV series?
Such a wonderful book! I laughed, I cried, I cringed. Weiner beautifully tells the story of two sisters and their lives while also addressing gay rights, civil rights and the challenges that almost all women face to be all things to all people. I feel so connected to the characters - I’ll miss them now that I’m done.
Mrs. Everything weaves the beautiful story of two sisters and the lives they lead, both together and individually. It’s a perfect balance of historical fiction, the complexity between sisters, and female empowerment. Watching the world change along with Bernie and Jo is entertaining and inspiring. All the pop culture references throughout the decades were just the icing on the cake!
So excited about this book since it partially takes place in Detroit...I was only a few pages in when I found the first mistake (It's Sander's, not Saunder's) and then the inaccuracies just kept adding up--the tunnel to Canada goes under the Detroit River, not Lake Erie. The corner of Lahser and Quarton is in Bloomfield Hills, not Southfield. And there is no such place as West Bloomfield Hills. At one point the family gets a new Ford couple of years, several chapters later it's a new Chevrolet--Where was the editor? The fact checker?? It was so distracting that I nearly abandoned this book several times...sad, because I've read other books by this author and loved them.
I did really like the title though, and the play on words "misses everything, there should be a mister everything"...that made me pause and reflect for awhile.
Overall a good story, just sloppy.
I did really like the title though, and the play on words "misses everything, there should be a mister everything"...that made me pause and reflect for awhile.
Overall a good story, just sloppy.
So glad I read this book. I didn't really care for her last fiction book - but this one I read in super speed because I enjoyed the characters, the story, etc. While I enjoyed reading about LGBTQ rights and the path one woman takes int he book - especially in light of it being Pride month, I also enjoyed the historical references of women's rights and civil rights as well. Recommend!
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-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
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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
It was a mediocre book. Mostly interesting because of the Detroit connection.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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