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Maine
by J. Courtney Sullivan
To me, this was a story about perception, and how each person perceives life in such totally different ways. How you can't know a book from its cover, so to speak. How judgements about people can be dangerous, and how our prejudices influence how we see the world around us.
The references in this book hit particularly close to home, as I was staying at my family's beach house in Ogunquit while I was reading. Because of this, some of the references seemed overly done- Shop & Save (which is now Hannaford, but everyone still calls it S&S) is referenced about a half dozen times, the Cove Cafe is eaten at more than once, etc. Not only that, but other things that I consider ubiquitous (the Molly Trollies, for example) were never mentioned once. I have to question myself though- is my perception of Ogunquit clouding my vision of the book? Do other books name drop their settings as much as this does, I just don't realize it because I've never been to those places? It made me question myself, which is sometimes the highest praise you can give to a book.
I think this would be a great book club read, because I feel like everyone can find a character they identify with, and everyone knows people in their lives that resemble each character.
I gave this 3*, but really I wanted to give it 3.5. Also, can I request a follow-up? I so want to find out what happens with Maggie and the baby! Does she break down and go back to Gabe? Does Kathleen move back to NY? I would love to know!
The references in this book hit particularly close to home, as I was staying at my family's beach house in Ogunquit while I was reading. Because of this, some of the references seemed overly done- Shop & Save (which is now Hannaford, but everyone still calls it S&S) is referenced about a half dozen times, the Cove Cafe is eaten at more than once, etc. Not only that, but other things that I consider ubiquitous (the Molly Trollies, for example) were never mentioned once. I have to question myself though- is my perception of Ogunquit clouding my vision of the book? Do other books name drop their settings as much as this does, I just don't realize it because I've never been to those places? It made me question myself, which is sometimes the highest praise you can give to a book.
I think this would be a great book club read, because I feel like everyone can find a character they identify with, and everyone knows people in their lives that resemble each character.
I gave this 3*, but really I wanted to give it 3.5. Also, can I request a follow-up? I so want to find out what happens with Maggie and the baby! Does she break down and go back to Gabe? Does Kathleen move back to NY? I would love to know!