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A review by maige
City of Friends by Joanna Trollope
1.0
Okay, so these 4 characters are all adult, rich, extremly successful business women. Still they are making such a fuss about everything, it's ridiculous.
Stacey loosing her job and having to take care of her mother is awful, yes. Also Beth breaking up with her girlfriend is sad. But the rest of the "problems" are simply laughable.
Melissa is a grown-up woman who got pregnant with her son Tom about 15 years ago. She didn't really have a committed relationship with the father (Will) back than, who now enters Toms and her life again. Coincidentally Will's wife works for Gaby, Melissa's friend, who didn't tell her about it. So what? What is the big deal? You could say it's weird that Gaby never mentioned it but it is in no way worth spending so many pages elaborating this drama.
The same goes for the fact that Melissa suggested (as it is her job to advise firms) that Stacey's husband Steve should get a promotion. Apparently no one in this group of friends talks to each other and so Stacey wasn't told about the fact that Melissa had something to do with Steve's promotion. Again, it's weird that she never mentiones it but it also isn't really a bad thing, is it?
The only storyline that i found to be interesting and somehow touching was the one about Stacey's mother. Sadly it felt like it was just checked off with her being put into a nursing home so that the book could go back to the shallow, stupid misunderstandings and problems of the other characters.
Also: i don't know if i simply have a different understanding of friendship or if the so-called friendship they have is just shit. I mean, i get that they're all busy but still: the whole book is full of misunderstanding and secrets and shallow conversation. There is not one situation where all 4 of them are in one place. There is mostly two of them coming together talking about one of their stupid issues they have because they didn't communicate beforehand.
Writing this review I had to open the book again to look up who was who and who was involved in which drama.
Stacey loosing her job and having to take care of her mother is awful, yes. Also Beth breaking up with her girlfriend is sad. But the rest of the "problems" are simply laughable.
Melissa is a grown-up woman who got pregnant with her son Tom about 15 years ago. She didn't really have a committed relationship with the father (Will) back than, who now enters Toms and her life again. Coincidentally Will's wife works for Gaby, Melissa's friend, who didn't tell her about it. So what? What is the big deal? You could say it's weird that Gaby never mentioned it but it is in no way worth spending so many pages elaborating this drama.
The same goes for the fact that Melissa suggested (as it is her job to advise firms) that Stacey's husband Steve should get a promotion. Apparently no one in this group of friends talks to each other and so Stacey wasn't told about the fact that Melissa had something to do with Steve's promotion. Again, it's weird that she never mentiones it but it also isn't really a bad thing, is it?
The only storyline that i found to be interesting and somehow touching was the one about Stacey's mother. Sadly it felt like it was just checked off with her being put into a nursing home so that the book could go back to the shallow, stupid misunderstandings and problems of the other characters.
Also: i don't know if i simply have a different understanding of friendship or if the so-called friendship they have is just shit. I mean, i get that they're all busy but still: the whole book is full of misunderstanding and secrets and shallow conversation. There is not one situation where all 4 of them are in one place. There is mostly two of them coming together talking about one of their stupid issues they have because they didn't communicate beforehand.
Writing this review I had to open the book again to look up who was who and who was involved in which drama.