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ashmch1 's review for:
Same As It Ever Was
by Claire Lombardo
I don’t want to learn how to write, I want to learn how to write like this. It’s like unfair how beautifully written this is, plus the story is moving, and so much happens! AND we are blessed with 500+ pages of it! Ah!
Idk Claire Lombardo, you’ve got a gift.
When I first started reading this book, I really related to Julia since she’s a new mom and is like super honest about her struggles. I highlighted a quote that said something to the effect of: my son sat there radiating goodness as much I radiated inadequacy. I have felt that way too but never could have said it so eloquently.
Then Julia does … something, and I’m like oh god no I do not relate to her. But what’s funny is when I wasn’t relating to Julia, I was relating to another one of the well-drawn characters in the story. That’s another thing about this book: every character is fully realized. Flawed, and good.
About half way through I thought: this story is about how it seems like Julia is a bad person but we as the readers know the full story and so we know she’s just having a hard time.
I also really loved how the story moved in time. We jumped a lot from when Julia was a new mom to when her kids are adults. As a newish parent I’m always thinking about what it will be like when my kid gets older and it was cool to see the two times juxtaposed in that way.
Another A+ from CL
Idk Claire Lombardo, you’ve got a gift.
When I first started reading this book, I really related to Julia since she’s a new mom and is like super honest about her struggles. I highlighted a quote that said something to the effect of: my son sat there radiating goodness as much I radiated inadequacy. I have felt that way too but never could have said it so eloquently.
Then Julia does … something, and I’m like oh god no I do not relate to her. But what’s funny is when I wasn’t relating to Julia, I was relating to another one of the well-drawn characters in the story. That’s another thing about this book: every character is fully realized. Flawed, and good.
About half way through I thought: this story is about how it seems like Julia is a bad person but we as the readers know the full story and so we know she’s just having a hard time.
I also really loved how the story moved in time. We jumped a lot from when Julia was a new mom to when her kids are adults. As a newish parent I’m always thinking about what it will be like when my kid gets older and it was cool to see the two times juxtaposed in that way.
Another A+ from CL