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Friends and Strangers
by J. Courtney Sullivan
I could not put this book down. I kept thinking about if I found it delicious or cozy, but neither of those words was quite right - and it wasn't so much that I couldn't put it down as that I wanted to pick it back up all the time. It was delightfully engrossing.
Having said that, I also didn't feel like the book was so great? It definitely reminded me of [b:Such a Fun Age|43923951|Such a Fun Age|Kiley Reid|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557181911l/43923951._SY75_.jpg|63995465] without race (mostly) (and that's such a substantial part of that book!). The book was a little overstuffed with George, the sister, Faye, the father, the mother... even Isabella seemed to be more there for convenience and a plot point. On the other hand, I thought Elisabeth and Sam were well developed, and I liked that their communication, which had a deep sense of togetherness during an intense time, but was also fragile, had misunderstandings, and of course was based on an employer relationship. Clive was also perfectly ambiguous (although I certainly didn't like him - but it was easy to see why Sam did), and Andrew's role was fittingly surface-layer, after an infinite number of books where female partners are glossed over (also that grill was perfect).
Having said that, I also didn't feel like the book was so great? It definitely reminded me of [b:Such a Fun Age|43923951|Such a Fun Age|Kiley Reid|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557181911l/43923951._SY75_.jpg|63995465] without race (mostly) (and that's such a substantial part of that book!). The book was a little overstuffed with George, the sister, Faye, the father, the mother... even Isabella seemed to be more there for convenience and a plot point. On the other hand, I thought Elisabeth and Sam were well developed, and I liked that their communication, which had a deep sense of togetherness during an intense time, but was also fragile, had misunderstandings, and of course was based on an employer relationship. Clive was also perfectly ambiguous (although I certainly didn't like him - but it was easy to see why Sam did), and Andrew's role was fittingly surface-layer, after an infinite number of books where female partners are glossed over (also that grill was perfect).