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deanaferrusi 's review for:
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
by Fiona Davis
Same Old Story
I really wanted to love this book. A story about independent women, literature, and libraries? How could you go wrong?! By taking such a rich premise and creating yet another story centered on the fragility and entitlement of upper middle class white women. I cannot think of two less sympathetic protagonists as Laura and Sadie. Prissy and uptight, they swear they’re moving mountains and living the bohemian life, while they’re really just draining precious emotional work from those they deem lesser. It’s sad that a story that could’ve been so good was dragged down and ruined by lazy stereotypes and tropes.
I really wanted to love this book. A story about independent women, literature, and libraries? How could you go wrong?! By taking such a rich premise and creating yet another story centered on the fragility and entitlement of upper middle class white women. I cannot think of two less sympathetic protagonists as Laura and Sadie. Prissy and uptight, they swear they’re moving mountains and living the bohemian life, while they’re really just draining precious emotional work from those they deem lesser. It’s sad that a story that could’ve been so good was dragged down and ruined by lazy stereotypes and tropes.