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The Jetsetters
by Amanda Eyre Ward
This book takes a light-hearted approach to some BIG issues, such as the suicidal death of a parent, suicidal ideation, low self-esteem, sexual-identity, and gender roles. Those are a lot of intense, serious subjects!! The tone, exemplified by the matriarch of the family is one of cute and willful ignorance. It did not sit well with me. Book clubs may “enjoy”to delve into these deeper issues over a bottle of wine and cheese and crackers. My own life has been too often touched by suicide for me to enjoy this shallow approach to the topic, however. I do think there should be a trigger warning! I was expecting a romp through Europe with more typical family problems. The travelogue of each stop was (again) cute and shallow, with tour guides TELLING the reader lots of facts about the areas. No subtle nuance or especially descriptive writing here. I do enjoy reading a lot of Reece Witherspoon’s book club picks, but this is not one of them!