Book: Mrs. Everything
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Have I Read This Author Before: Not that I remember
One Sentence Summary: The book follows the lives of two sisters taking different paths beginning with their childhood in the 1960s until the current day
Best Thing About the Book: There were a couple of scenes that felt real and a little heart-wrenching
Worst Thing About the Book: The book followed a repetitive pattern of skipping ahead for a few years and then recapping what had happened in the interim; it felt like she was constantly summarizing the action
Did It Make Me Want to Keep Reading: No, I was never anxious to pick it up and there were no real surprises
What I Learned: Not learned exactly, but most of the book takes place during the 60s and there are some reminders of blatant racism and lack of women’s rights
The Bottom Line: The story meanders through the sisters lives with a lot of oversimplified scenes that are meant to be life-changing but just don’t ring true; I never felt connected to either of the characters or their journeys; I often found it predictable and cliche
Would I Read This Author Again: No
Next Book to be Read by This Author: None
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