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emisallbooked's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 Stars?
2ish stars are hard for me to give. So like, this book wasn’t necessarily problematic and I didn’t hate it, but I can’t say I liked it nor would I really recommend it for anyone.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, fresh college grad wants to be at the top of [insert career here], she thinks she’s found her lucky break getting to be assistant to a middle aged man in said career. He’s married, so surely those innuendos are just innocent, these shoulder brushes mean nothing, these working long hours alone are just because he values your young, fresh outlook right...? Anyways, you see where this is going. It just felt like a story I’ve seen many times over. And I just felt ambivalent about it the whole time. While I usually enjoy a good summer affair in Cape Cod novel, this one just didn’t do it for me.
2ish stars are hard for me to give. So like, this book wasn’t necessarily problematic and I didn’t hate it, but I can’t say I liked it nor would I really recommend it for anyone.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, fresh college grad wants to be at the top of [insert career here], she thinks she’s found her lucky break getting to be assistant to a middle aged man in said career. He’s married, so surely those innuendos are just innocent, these shoulder brushes mean nothing, these working long hours alone are just because he values your young, fresh outlook right...? Anyways, you see where this is going. It just felt like a story I’ve seen many times over. And I just felt ambivalent about it the whole time. While I usually enjoy a good summer affair in Cape Cod novel, this one just didn’t do it for me.
pamjsa's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars rounded up to 3. Readable, but nothing original going on here. Bookish girl finds herself disenchanted by a job in the publishing worlds--I've read that story a bunch of times. In many ways, the book felt more like a jumble of potentially interesting pieces flying around on the reader's radar screen, some of which ultimated amounted to nothing. By the time I'd finished, I wasn't sure why I should care about what happened to any of these people.
emilymorgan02's review against another edition
1.0
All of the characters seemed flat and cliche. The writing was mostly done in short choppy sentences. It was a book about people who write books but was written poorly with very little originality.
laurabetheason's review against another edition
4.0
This book really captured me from the beginning and it was an infatuation that I couldn't really explain. When reading, I felt like I was in a different world, one that was realistic, but also idealistic. The language, reference to 52 different books, and the character development through subtleties were romantic, yet seductive. The only strife I have is the ending. It sort of fell flat for me. I found myself saying "Is that it?" Overall, this coming of age story gave me Gatsby vibes mixed with The Awakening. A perfect beach read or for when you want to escape a relentless, dull winter.
jellogirl2010's review against another edition
4.0
This book made me feel like I was back in Cape Cod again. One of my favorite places on earth. The writing and explanations were rich without being pretentious. I was not a fan of Henry and I wished for a true love story between Jeremy and Eve but the author leaves enough fodder for the imagination so you can say "maybe". A nice little read to usher in the summer months.
timeofjay's review against another edition
4.0
Brief but lovely writing. I'm relieved that it ended the way it did.
nixieknox's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this - I always dig books about the publishing world, especially when publishing is the background and the main focus isn't on 20-something marketing assistants and their love lives. Which actually I guess this book kind of is about that in a way, but the characters were so fleshed out, and the story was the perfect amount of believable and intriguing. I loved the end, which also had the perfect amount of resolution, closure, and ambiguity. Everything about this book was the perfect blend - all the characters had just the right amounts of flaw vs. redeeming character, and I felt for them all, even cold Tilly and the suburban mom.
goneabroad71's review against another edition
3.0
The plot of this book was pretty straightforward and predictable. But it had a couple of things going for it - lots of great references to books I love (and one or two if never heard of but now want to read), and a setting in the 80s. I’m a sucker for 80s nostalgia. It’s what makes me insist that Ready Player One is a brilliant novel, and what keeps me going back to Kinsey Malone mysteries. This book was short and fun - a worthy “beach read.”