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A review by notesbynnenna
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
4.0
Thank you to Doubleday Books for the free book! | What a book! The Sorensons are quite the family. First of all, I want to applaud Claire Lombardo because this is such a strong debut and I really enjoyed it.
I knew that this book had been called a family drama and it definitely delivered on that front. At first, I had some troubling remembering who was who, but once I got used to the rhythm, I totally got sucked into their family life.
I wouldn't say that they're all the most likeable characters (I'm looking at you, Violet!) and there's a lot of privilege in their lives, but their family dynamics are fascinating. I was considering the relationships between the parents and the children, as well as the relationships between the siblings, and it made my grateful for my family.
This book is a study of the Sorensons over the course of a year, but it also dips back in time to when David and Marilyn, the parents, first met, and continues on from there. It was so interesting to discover how events from the past informed and had ripple effects on the future.
I was dipping in and out of this book (as I was also reading The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks), but I never lost interest in the Sorensons. Once I got settled into their family life, I was quite happy to be a fly on the wall observing the situation. I wanted them to make better decisions and when their lives were turned upside down, I was hoping they'd be able to get back to right side up.
I think my favorite part of the book was the journey of David and Marilyn's marriage over the years. They have this immense love for each other, but it shows how their marriage takes work, despite how rock solid it may appear from the outside.
I knew that people were raving about this book, but I wasn't expecting to get sucked in by the Sorensons as much as I did. For that, I give credit to her writing which made them seem like such fully realized characters. They're certainly not perfect, but they are especially human and I admire the way that Lombardo brought them to life. If you enjoy family dramas and really delving into the lives of the characters, then this book might be for you.
I knew that this book had been called a family drama and it definitely delivered on that front. At first, I had some troubling remembering who was who, but once I got used to the rhythm, I totally got sucked into their family life.
I wouldn't say that they're all the most likeable characters (I'm looking at you, Violet!) and there's a lot of privilege in their lives, but their family dynamics are fascinating. I was considering the relationships between the parents and the children, as well as the relationships between the siblings, and it made my grateful for my family.
This book is a study of the Sorensons over the course of a year, but it also dips back in time to when David and Marilyn, the parents, first met, and continues on from there. It was so interesting to discover how events from the past informed and had ripple effects on the future.
I was dipping in and out of this book (as I was also reading The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks), but I never lost interest in the Sorensons. Once I got settled into their family life, I was quite happy to be a fly on the wall observing the situation. I wanted them to make better decisions and when their lives were turned upside down, I was hoping they'd be able to get back to right side up.
I think my favorite part of the book was the journey of David and Marilyn's marriage over the years. They have this immense love for each other, but it shows how their marriage takes work, despite how rock solid it may appear from the outside.
I knew that people were raving about this book, but I wasn't expecting to get sucked in by the Sorensons as much as I did. For that, I give credit to her writing which made them seem like such fully realized characters. They're certainly not perfect, but they are especially human and I admire the way that Lombardo brought them to life. If you enjoy family dramas and really delving into the lives of the characters, then this book might be for you.