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A story about 2 sisters who are living in San Francisco and Boston during the dot.com era: one a successful CEO and another a hippie Berkley student who works at a bookstore and about their relationships with their boyfriends. Great themes about one's values, relationships, definitions of success and how wealth or perceived wealth can change everything. The only downsides are there were too many characters in the book and sometimes the novel seemed like it was not well constructed. It was an enj
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Ugg. I usually can't go lower than two stars no matter how indifferent I feel towards something, but I was actually intrigued by how annoying this was and it kept me reading until I made myself return it to the library in order to stop the cycle of hurt.
Basically, this is chic lit with a mega dose of pretension thrown in. Goes together like peanut butter and dish soap. It's about two sisters, one is a hippie and the other one is a capitalist. They are both totally one dimensional and characteri ...more
Basically, this is chic lit with a mega dose of pretension thrown in. Goes together like peanut butter and dish soap. It's about two sisters, one is a hippie and the other one is a capitalist. They are both totally one dimensional and characteri ...more
I'm still searching for a modern Jane Austen read-alike, and,despite the reviews and comparisons, this isn't it. Yes, it's a densely populated (perhaps too densely) and gracefully / simply written book with some sense of the '90's era sensibilities, but it lacks Austen's wit and all of the convoluted social norms and complications. I found it difficult to enjoy at first as it seemed a bit too light and airy, but as the novel progressed it proved a more serious read, and a few real themes were ta
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What an epic read! Deals with the concepts of "wealth" and what i means to love someone and/or something. It's also a mini course on rare books and literature in general.
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I always think I'm going to love Allegra Goodman's books because I really liked Kaaterskill Falls, but I think at this point I have to acknowledge that I haven't liked any of the others as much - and was definitely disappointed by this one, although it was fine and entertaining.
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