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olekot's review against another edition
3.0
Книга повинна називатися не "Книжкове життя Ніни Гілл", а "Активне життя брів"
Впродовж 352 сторінок герої:
Зводилили брови (вгору та докупи) - 10 разів
Скидали бровою чи бровами (вгору та просто так) - 9 разів
Насуплювали брови - 2 рази
Поводили бровою - 2 рази
Зсували брови - 2 рази
Брови злітали - 4 рази
Брови здіймались - 1 раз
І двічі між бровами пролягала зморшка.
Всього 32 рази!
Я порахувала це не тому, що я зануда, а тому що десь після десятої згадки брови натирають мозоль на очах, і кожну їх наступну появу вже неможливо не поміти.
PS: головна героїня не викликає ні симпатії, ні співчуття, ні інтересу.
Впродовж 352 сторінок герої:
Зводилили брови (вгору та докупи) - 10 разів
Скидали бровою чи бровами (вгору та просто так) - 9 разів
Насуплювали брови - 2 рази
Поводили бровою - 2 рази
Зсували брови - 2 рази
Брови злітали - 4 рази
Брови здіймались - 1 раз
І двічі між бровами пролягала зморшка.
Всього 32 рази!
Я порахувала це не тому, що я зануда, а тому що десь після десятої згадки брови натирають мозоль на очах, і кожну їх наступну появу вже неможливо не поміти.
PS: головна героїня не викликає ні симпатії, ні співчуття, ні інтересу.
sarinag's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
4.25
bill_wehrmacher's review against another edition
5.0
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill found its way on to my reading list by methods unknown. I am glad it did. I think it might have been on the new book display shelf in my library and the cover image and the title caught my attention. I like books about books and libraries.
Nina Hill is a very quirky character, about whom Abbi Waxman spends a lot of time developing. She is very smart, loves books (as one can guess from the title), has a cadre of friends and coworkers who are similar, and is a trivia champion. Her team loses to a team on sports questions the answers to which are supplied by an appropriately handsome guy. Thus begins a typical romance: Hate the guy for two-thirds of the book, fall in love, split apart, and then crash back together. Don't you just love it?
Nina was raised fatherless and nearly motherless only to find when she is 29 that her father has died. She meets her new, very large family, most of whom like her. You see, Father had three wives in addition to a one-nightish-stand with Nina's mother. From here, the story gets complicated, and very enjoyable.
All the characters are well-formed and likable, save one, and even she turns out likable in the end. There are two minor characters I just fell in love with. They are young girls, Claire, age six, and Millie, age 10. They are absolutely adorable and smart as whips.
This is one of the few books that I bother recommending to my wife as she automatically dislikes any book I like. I think she may try this one.
I wholeheartedly recommend The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. In fact, I am going to test the waters on another Abbi Waxman book.
Enjoy, and keep reading
Nina Hill is a very quirky character, about whom Abbi Waxman spends a lot of time developing. She is very smart, loves books (as one can guess from the title), has a cadre of friends and coworkers who are similar, and is a trivia champion. Her team loses to a team on sports questions the answers to which are supplied by an appropriately handsome guy. Thus begins a typical romance: Hate the guy for two-thirds of the book, fall in love, split apart, and then crash back together. Don't you just love it?
Nina was raised fatherless and nearly motherless only to find when she is 29 that her father has died. She meets her new, very large family, most of whom like her. You see, Father had three wives in addition to a one-nightish-stand with Nina's mother. From here, the story gets complicated, and very enjoyable.
All the characters are well-formed and likable, save one, and even she turns out likable in the end. There are two minor characters I just fell in love with. They are young girls, Claire, age six, and Millie, age 10. They are absolutely adorable and smart as whips.
This is one of the few books that I bother recommending to my wife as she automatically dislikes any book I like. I think she may try this one.
I wholeheartedly recommend The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. In fact, I am going to test the waters on another Abbi Waxman book.
Enjoy, and keep reading
shareleann's review
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nivene87's review against another edition
3.0
Three stars.
Nina Hill grew up with a mother who was always traveling and no other family. She loves to read, play trivia and work at a bookstore and is content with her life — until one day she finds out her father died and she has a whole family she never knew about. The story follows Nina while she goes on dates, reads her books, meets her new family and tries to save her job.
The writing in this book was only ok. I don't like when a writer tries to break down the barriers between the audience and the characters. For example "I'm sure you're probably wondering what happened to..." No. I was not wondering, and I definitely do not want you to speak directly to me. I feel like it takes you out of the book a little when that happens and I do not enjoy it. Additionally, there were wayyyyyyyyyyyyy to many storylines that were fighting for attention. I had heard good reviews about this book, but was sorely disappointed.
I did like the family and I liked the random trivia. The trivia storyline in itself was cool and I liked it but was surprised it wasn't a BIGGER part of the story. I felt like from the description, it would be a huge part of the story but it wasn't. I also liked the idea that she worked at a local bookstore and got to recommend books to her customers. That was cool.
Nina Hill grew up with a mother who was always traveling and no other family. She loves to read, play trivia and work at a bookstore and is content with her life — until one day she finds out her father died and she has a whole family she never knew about. The story follows Nina while she goes on dates, reads her books, meets her new family and tries to save her job.
The writing in this book was only ok. I don't like when a writer tries to break down the barriers between the audience and the characters. For example "I'm sure you're probably wondering what happened to..." No. I was not wondering, and I definitely do not want you to speak directly to me. I feel like it takes you out of the book a little when that happens and I do not enjoy it. Additionally, there were wayyyyyyyyyyyyy to many storylines that were fighting for attention. I had heard good reviews about this book, but was sorely disappointed.
I did like the family and I liked the random trivia. The trivia storyline in itself was cool and I liked it but was surprised it wasn't a BIGGER part of the story. I felt like from the description, it would be a huge part of the story but it wasn't. I also liked the idea that she worked at a local bookstore and got to recommend books to her customers. That was cool.
sara_p's review against another edition
3.0
I understand that there is some aspect of suspending your reality with fiction, but LA seems huge… would people really run into each other so much?
It was a fine story for an escapist love story
It was a fine story for an escapist love story
jennine1977's review against another edition
4.0
After a lot of heavy reads, this was the book-candy that I needed! Also a perfect vacation read.