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A review by audreyruoff
Someone Just Like You by Meredith Schorr
5.0
Meredith Schorr’s Someone Just Like You is delightful and utterly un-put-downable. To be honest, I cleared my schedule of several other things I probably should have done to read it because it was such a treat.
The warmth and authenticity of the main character’s families was expertly woven, and I enjoyed the authentic sibling (and sibling’s children) interaction; my favorite of which is the ever-relevant moment when accidental cursing in a room full of children leads to a chorus of curse words. I laughed out loud; this was perfect. The scene with the matzo ball soup tugged at my heartstrings; it turns out that the only thing I love more than a caring-for-sick-beloved trope is when it involves matzo ball soup made by a Jewish grandmother.
The tension and build up to the characters realizing that they have been dating copies of themselves is charming, and both of their emotional wounds are believable and masterfully written. From the very beginning, I adored the banter and chemistry between Molly and Jude in everything from their punny ribbing that starts off antagonistic, and manages to change completely in tone as the author gradually reveals what makes each of them they way they are, and how that has led to misunderstandings and complications in their childhood friendship. Thank you to @ReadForeverPub for sharing this copy with me!
The warmth and authenticity of the main character’s families was expertly woven, and I enjoyed the authentic sibling (and sibling’s children) interaction; my favorite of which is the ever-relevant moment when accidental cursing in a room full of children leads to a chorus of curse words. I laughed out loud; this was perfect. The scene with the matzo ball soup tugged at my heartstrings; it turns out that the only thing I love more than a caring-for-sick-beloved trope is when it involves matzo ball soup made by a Jewish grandmother.
The tension and build up to the characters realizing that they have been dating copies of themselves is charming, and both of their emotional wounds are believable and masterfully written. From the very beginning, I adored the banter and chemistry between Molly and Jude in everything from their punny ribbing that starts off antagonistic, and manages to change completely in tone as the author gradually reveals what makes each of them they way they are, and how that has led to misunderstandings and complications in their childhood friendship. Thank you to @ReadForeverPub for sharing this copy with me!