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What's worse than being stuck in the middle of some hipster couple's fight? Listening in on the landline on said fight! This was one big meh to me. Could be because I am not a huge fan of talking on the phone? Or that I am not a huge fan of the institution of marriage? I found myself cringing constantly. And feeling like the author was trying to hard too to be "cool" with all of her distracting pop culture references (do people still talk about M*A*S*H?). Also I thought maybe I was too old for t
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Meh.
I liked the premise of a magical telephone. That's awesome.
I didn't "get along" with some of the characters. But some of the images were beautiful- her husband and the daughters orbiting him like satellites.
I'm glad the main character got a big reality check even if it was late and her husband was too welcoming to her. ...more
I liked the premise of a magical telephone. That's awesome.
I didn't "get along" with some of the characters. But some of the images were beautiful- her husband and the daughters orbiting him like satellites.
I'm glad the main character got a big reality check even if it was late and her husband was too welcoming to her. ...more
As this was the fourth Rainbow Rowell book I read in quick succession, I felt it didn't stack up to the others (E&P, Fangirl, Carry On). Maybe she just does YA better. In any case, I did really like the characters - she does such a good job of making her characters feel so real! - but the premise was a bit odd and I had a hard time getting past that. I think I would have rather had a more true-to-life story to see how Georgie & Neal would have worked through their problems without the pseudo-tim
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Fun, real, but not. It's the 80's wrapped in a bow. Very episodic. I will hold off on commenting on the ending
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Another feel-good book from the wonderful Rainbow Rowell. While not my favorite, it still had characters I cared about, made me laugh, made me cry, and was just fun to read. Rowell writes dialogue that makes sense to me. I feel immediately comfortable with the people she's writing about. I think her portrayal of love and marriage was realistic and touching. The main thing that didn't work for me was the yellow phone. I just couldn't get on board with the "magic" phone idea. 3.5 stars.
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I enjoyed the overall story but I dont like how the time traveling phone was never explained.
Georgie's kids drove me nuts. I cringed every time they came up, especially the meowing. ...more
Georgie's kids drove me nuts. I cringed every time they came up, especially the meowing. ...more
Enjoyable, but insubstantial, especially after Eleanor and Park. A quick read, though.
I didn't like Landline as much as Fangirl, but I think it's better than Attachments.
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