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Watermelon
by Marian Keyes
I'm not going to rate this. Let me tell you for why...
I first read this in 1998. I remember loving it. I remember loving all the Walsh family books. [b:Rachel's Holiday|9301|Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family, #2)|Marian Keyes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1407709261l/9301._SY75_.jpg|23728] was one of my absolute favourite books from that time of my life (16 by the way) and my plan was to reread the series and read the new Rachel book, [b:Again, Rachel|58691596|Again, Rachel (Walsh Family, #6)|Marian Keyes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1629196807l/58691596._SY75_.jpg|92346216], but this turned out to be a very bad idea.
I really disliked Watermelon and almost everyone in it. Making an exception for Kate and Daddy Walsh!
The biggest problem for me was the outrageous gaslighting and Claire's general doormat energy but look, this book is almost 30 years old, romance is one of those genres that doesn't always age terribly well and this book is one of those for me.
Also...
I read and listened to this and noticed something VERY annoying while switching over between both. The audiobook has been 'Americanised' and this made me unreasonably angry, and just to say that some of the stuff removed was funny as fuck. I laughed more reading than listening that's for sure! Just don't do this to books. If Americans don't get it let them Google for fuck sake!
But also, props to Marian Keyes and her abortion and bodily autonomy rant in Ireland 1995. For context, abortion was only made legal here (and at that it's super restricted) in 2018 after a referendum. #AbortionIsHealthcare
So, this didn't age well, I didn't enjoy it at the age of 41 (almost 42) but this was a well loved book/series/author back in the day and entertained me heartily back then so a 5 star read at 16 and maybe a 2 star read at 41 (almost 42) so can't rate it!
Outgrowing favourite books is inevitable so I really should let this be a lesson to me, even though I really want to reread [b:After You'd Gone|675323|After You'd Gone|Maggie O'Farrell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347319717l/675323._SY75_.jpg|221611] which I often still list as one of my all time favourite books but I haven't read it since I was 18! :D
I first read this in 1998. I remember loving it. I remember loving all the Walsh family books. [b:Rachel's Holiday|9301|Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family, #2)|Marian Keyes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1407709261l/9301._SY75_.jpg|23728] was one of my absolute favourite books from that time of my life (16 by the way) and my plan was to reread the series and read the new Rachel book, [b:Again, Rachel|58691596|Again, Rachel (Walsh Family, #6)|Marian Keyes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1629196807l/58691596._SY75_.jpg|92346216], but this turned out to be a very bad idea.
I really disliked Watermelon and almost everyone in it. Making an exception for Kate and Daddy Walsh!
The biggest problem for me was the outrageous gaslighting and Claire's general doormat energy but look, this book is almost 30 years old, romance is one of those genres that doesn't always age terribly well and this book is one of those for me.
Also...
I read and listened to this and noticed something VERY annoying while switching over between both. The audiobook has been 'Americanised' and this made me unreasonably angry, and just to say that some of the stuff removed was funny as fuck. I laughed more reading than listening that's for sure! Just don't do this to books. If Americans don't get it let them Google for fuck sake!
But also, props to Marian Keyes and her abortion and bodily autonomy rant in Ireland 1995. For context, abortion was only made legal here (and at that it's super restricted) in 2018 after a referendum. #AbortionIsHealthcare
So, this didn't age well, I didn't enjoy it at the age of 41 (almost 42) but this was a well loved book/series/author back in the day and entertained me heartily back then so a 5 star read at 16 and maybe a 2 star read at 41 (almost 42) so can't rate it!
Outgrowing favourite books is inevitable so I really should let this be a lesson to me, even though I really want to reread [b:After You'd Gone|675323|After You'd Gone|Maggie O'Farrell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347319717l/675323._SY75_.jpg|221611] which I often still list as one of my all time favourite books but I haven't read it since I was 18! :D