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This was...confusing.
I had not heard of Duchess Goldblatt before, and was drawn in by the cover and my own whimsical procrastinating wanderings on my library's website. I wasn't quite sure what to expect, and I still didn't about 2/3rds of the way in. I slowly began catching on during the last third (it was short enough that I just powered through), but I think folks who know this character and have followed her would get more out of it. It's a book about grief and community and finding your way after life has beat you down, but it was written in an incredibly vague and odd way that it was only until after I finished that I realized that was the point.
I had not heard of Duchess Goldblatt before, and was drawn in by the cover and my own whimsical procrastinating wanderings on my library's website. I wasn't quite sure what to expect, and I still didn't about 2/3rds of the way in. I slowly began catching on during the last third (it was short enough that I just powered through), but I think folks who know this character and have followed her would get more out of it. It's a book about grief and community and finding your way after life has beat you down, but it was written in an incredibly vague and odd way that it was only until after I finished that I realized that was the point.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Thank you to the Modern Mrs Darcy bookclub for choosing
Utterly delightful and touching. Just what I needed without even knowing it.
I have mixed feelings about this one.
Pros:
- The humor was actually humorous. DG's tweets are often witty and funny.
- The audiobook narration was so enjoyable! I love that Lyle Lovett was willing to voice himself.
- The book is about a fictional character on Twitter who inadvertently creates a community of people who interact with her during a challenging period in her life. And then the author of this book decided to remain anonymous. There's something brilliant about that.
- It's a short book, so the story moves at a brisk pace.
Cons:
- Some of the backstory wasn't interesting to me.
- The "real" people in the author's life are undeveloped as characters.
Pros:
- The humor was actually humorous. DG's tweets are often witty and funny.
- The audiobook narration was so enjoyable! I love that Lyle Lovett was willing to voice himself.
- The book is about a fictional character on Twitter who inadvertently creates a community of people who interact with her during a challenging period in her life. And then the author of this book decided to remain anonymous. There's something brilliant about that.
- It's a short book, so the story moves at a brisk pace.
Cons:
- Some of the backstory wasn't interesting to me.
- The "real" people in the author's life are undeveloped as characters.
I love Twitter way too much, but this might be the first time I've read a memoir by an author largely famous for a pseudonymous Twitter account.
I kept seeing Duchess Goldblatt's gentle, humorous interactions with Benjamin Dreyer's tweets and fell for her gentle, humorous charms. 'Becoming Duchess Goldblatt' explains how the title character came to the author, who chooses to publish under her pen name, and lifted her out of a sad time in her prompted by the surprise divorce request from her husband. During a period of self-examination, the author became a character much different than her real persona--someone who spoke and made friends easily whereas DG's creator struggled making connections and lost some of her dearest friends in the aftermath of a painful divorce.
I love the Duchess's breezy style and it was intriguing to learn how the author channeled her own struggles into a much beloved character who in turn lifted her creator.
I kept seeing Duchess Goldblatt's gentle, humorous interactions with Benjamin Dreyer's tweets and fell for her gentle, humorous charms. 'Becoming Duchess Goldblatt' explains how the title character came to the author, who chooses to publish under her pen name, and lifted her out of a sad time in her prompted by the surprise divorce request from her husband. During a period of self-examination, the author became a character much different than her real persona--someone who spoke and made friends easily whereas DG's creator struggled making connections and lost some of her dearest friends in the aftermath of a painful divorce.
I love the Duchess's breezy style and it was intriguing to learn how the author channeled her own struggles into a much beloved character who in turn lifted her creator.
I struggled at first to get into this book; however, once I did, I couldn’t put it down. It is one of the most interesting books I’ve read. It is touching, thought provoking and full of nuggets of wisdom. I could totally relate to Duchess and especially the beautiful human who created her. Duchess is in all of us if we would stop overthinking and stop overdoing and let her speak.
This was great! Sharp, funny, sad, then laugh out loud funny again.And I’m head over heels for Lyle Lovett.
I don't think I was the target audience, as I only heard about the twitter account when I heard about the book. As an introduction to Duchess Goldblatt (whom I now follow), it's pretty great, and similarly as a general philosophy of kindness, humor, and wit. Honestly, I was less interested in the memoir of DG's creator, which seemed quite sad for much of the book (especially around her divorce and custody of her child) - there seemed to be a lot of growth, though, or maybe I just got in a better mood the more I read it.
I came to this book through curiousity about the sly cover image of Duchess. Despite my late arrival to the Goldblattian party, I found there a group of warm-hearted people, abounding in appreciation for clever words. She is a remarkable woman.