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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
by Abbi Waxman
I felt at moments this was a charming read, especially since I identified with many aspects of Nina's personality (aspects outside the obvious book lover traits). I also felt at moments that this book was boring, and not amusing. Moments when I felt the book thought it was funnier than it actually was. Though, there were moments that I don't think were meant to be amusing at which I chuckled. So I guess it's just the trickiness of humor. The major pull of this read for me, and which kept me turning the pages (not at a rapid pace, because I was able to put the book down and forget about it a few times) was the characters. Nina's family, her friends, acquaintances she works with, and a few precocious kids made this experience a significantly more positive experience than negative one. Nina as well, even though at times she felt a bit like a caricature.