Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by melissa_withthelonglastname
The Magic of Ordinary Days by Ann Howard Creel
It's rare that I like a movie better than the book, but that's what happened here.
Livvy is a very unlikable narrator, and we don't see much growth in her character over the six months or so covered in the book. The switch from despising Ray to "loving" him-- just because he's a puppy dog who will wait for whatever scraps she's willing to give him-- is hard to believe. Maybe alternating points of view would have helped us to see the good parts of her character, the reasons WHY he fell in love with her.
Keri Russell brings a vulnerability to Livvy that we don't get in the book.
Livvy is a very unlikable narrator, and we don't see much growth in her character over the six months or so covered in the book. The switch from despising Ray to "loving" him-- just because he's a puppy dog who will wait for whatever scraps she's willing to give him-- is hard to believe. Maybe alternating points of view would have helped us to see the good parts of her character, the reasons WHY he fell in love with her.
Keri Russell brings a vulnerability to Livvy that we don't get in the book.