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sandeestarlite's review against another edition
5.0
Elinor Lipman is one of my favorite authors of the last few years. Her tales often involve an emotionally distant character coming to grips with getting to know someone. In this case, Henry Archer has been pining for his step daughter for 20 years and is finally reconnected when his ex-wife's current husband passes away. She decided they should be friends again - after all, it's been 20 years since she cheated on him! Of course, Henry has come out of the closet in the meantime. Henry doesn't know what to do with so many people to juggle after many years of a fairly solitude life. Totally funny story of how we keep things from each other.
carolynf's review against another edition
3.0
Very cute. A little silly but a nice modern family comedy. I can totally see this as a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, assuming that Hallmark is friendly toward gay relationships.
dannb's review against another edition
2.0
Not my usual genre...however, so far...witty! Not my genre for a reason...too much angst.
stacy837's review against another edition
Got bored, characters turned unlikable
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
marie_lrj's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Not my favorite Lipman so far, but still very enjoyable! As always, she creates a cast of slightly outrageous but very likable characters, and that's why I'm working my way through everything by Lipman. Her characters are wonderful!
tschmitty's review against another edition
2.0
I wasn't invested in this story, okay but not too exciting. The father/daughter bonding was nice I suppose, but not much there.
alphabetzel's review against another edition
4.0
What a charming, delightful book. I kept waiting for some major conflict to arise and spoil everything but I it stayed charming and delightful right up to the end.