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asurges's review against another edition
2.0
The cover of this book says it all: three chicks on a beach. Yes, it's THE book you want to pack for a trip to the beach. Just in case you missed it. Next thing you know, chick-lit books will have covers with airplanes on them and the title "Perfect Plane Reading."
That said, Jennifer Weiner is pretty much always a good read and a lot less syrupy than her sorority sister Emily Giffin. I agree with my friend Diana, who said Weiner needs to get her sense of humor back, and I add that she needs to get rid of storylines involving the overachieving older sister and fucked-up little sister who usually does drugs or has way too much sex. But while half of me looks archly at a Weiner book and judges the other half of me for reading it, I read it anyway. And quickly. Weiner just writes well, and the characters are interesting.
And I read this on the beach. Which was the perfect place for it.
That said, Jennifer Weiner is pretty much always a good read and a lot less syrupy than her sorority sister Emily Giffin. I agree with my friend Diana, who said Weiner needs to get her sense of humor back, and I add that she needs to get rid of storylines involving the overachieving older sister and fucked-up little sister who usually does drugs or has way too much sex. But while half of me looks archly at a Weiner book and judges the other half of me for reading it, I read it anyway. And quickly. Weiner just writes well, and the characters are interesting.
And I read this on the beach. Which was the perfect place for it.
bethtmorris's review against another edition
2.0
Two stars but this is not a negative review! It truly was just 'okay'. Easy read and it dovetailed nicely with the latest political scandal.
triciamc1238's review against another edition
2.0
Meh, I think I'm done reading Jennifer Weiner. She totally phoned this one in. Nothing interesting and I couldn't have cared less about these characters. Wish I had back the hours it took to read this one.
betty816's review against another edition
3.0
Although it was completely predictable, it was still a fun fast read. I enjoy her writing, and find her quite easy to red.... But like I said, I knew what was happening way before it happened!
wendybird727's review against another edition
4.0
Not my favorite Jennifer Weiner; but certainly not my least. Follows her now established formula pretty closely. Had a whiff of been there, read that but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
kayceslitlife's review against another edition
5.0
Fans of Jennifer Weiner will love her latest novel, Fly Away Home. I don’t know how she continues to do it, time and time again, but Jennifer Weiner can keep you enthralled in a story and engaged in the characters on every single page. She continues to be one of my favorites that I’ve also been fortunate enough to meet on two book tours: last summer’s Best Friends Forever tour as well as this year’s Fly Away Home tour.
As a Washington, D.C. area local, it seems all too familiar. The tale of the wandering politician. The one who thinks the rules don’t apply to him, who indulges in temptation and his selfish desires, and who ultimately ends up making a public statement of apology with his disgraced wife standing by his side. Yet it’s rare that we get an inside glimpse at the wife and family’s views. The ones who were betrayed and shamed in public. The ones who have to figure out what to do with their lives and how to protect each other from public opinion and interest.
Jennifer Weiner does just this in her newest novel. Exploring “the family side” of the typical political scandal, we follow Sylvie (the scorned wife), Diana (the over-achieving and ‘perfect’ oldest), and Lizzie (the younger, more rebellious child.) Told from all three points of views (which is one of the things I love most about Weiner’s novels- you get more than one side of the story!), other trials rise in every character’s life. From work to parenting to relationships to family, there is so much going on in Fly Away Home, I never lost interest! (Though to be fair, I’ve never lost interest in a Weiner novel.)
Written with the author’s usual humor and wit, you’ll laugh out loud with these women. You’ll root for them as individuals and as a family as they try to piece back together their lives after their world(s) are turned upside down. Each one has her own desires, her own passions, and her own relationships to reconcile. And I think this book definitely leaves some doors open for a sequel.
I can say I’m happy with the ending, however I do find myself wondering what happens next for Diana and Lizzie! Particularly Diana. Both of their stories and lives were so interesting and, a couple of times, unpredictable. (Maybe we will find out in an upcoming sequel…?) Either way, Fly Away Home, is another fantastic Jennifer Weiner novel that will leave you considering your family and appreciating them all the more. After all, isn’t family what it’s all about?
Congrats to Jen on signing a four year-four book deal with her publisher! I’m looking forward to meeting new characters and seeing you on tour again! Thanks for supporting our blog after your stop in the D.C.-area. Enjoy the rest of those cupcakes this summer!
As a Washington, D.C. area local, it seems all too familiar. The tale of the wandering politician. The one who thinks the rules don’t apply to him, who indulges in temptation and his selfish desires, and who ultimately ends up making a public statement of apology with his disgraced wife standing by his side. Yet it’s rare that we get an inside glimpse at the wife and family’s views. The ones who were betrayed and shamed in public. The ones who have to figure out what to do with their lives and how to protect each other from public opinion and interest.
Jennifer Weiner does just this in her newest novel. Exploring “the family side” of the typical political scandal, we follow Sylvie (the scorned wife), Diana (the over-achieving and ‘perfect’ oldest), and Lizzie (the younger, more rebellious child.) Told from all three points of views (which is one of the things I love most about Weiner’s novels- you get more than one side of the story!), other trials rise in every character’s life. From work to parenting to relationships to family, there is so much going on in Fly Away Home, I never lost interest! (Though to be fair, I’ve never lost interest in a Weiner novel.)
Written with the author’s usual humor and wit, you’ll laugh out loud with these women. You’ll root for them as individuals and as a family as they try to piece back together their lives after their world(s) are turned upside down. Each one has her own desires, her own passions, and her own relationships to reconcile. And I think this book definitely leaves some doors open for a sequel.
I can say I’m happy with the ending, however I do find myself wondering what happens next for Diana and Lizzie! Particularly Diana. Both of their stories and lives were so interesting and, a couple of times, unpredictable. (Maybe we will find out in an upcoming sequel…?) Either way, Fly Away Home, is another fantastic Jennifer Weiner novel that will leave you considering your family and appreciating them all the more. After all, isn’t family what it’s all about?
Congrats to Jen on signing a four year-four book deal with her publisher! I’m looking forward to meeting new characters and seeing you on tour again! Thanks for supporting our blog after your stop in the D.C.-area. Enjoy the rest of those cupcakes this summer!