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I'd avoided picking up this book for months because the blurbs I read about it didn't speak to me. The blurbs were inaccurate. The book was awesome. Don't judge a book by its blurb.
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It took a little while to get into, but then I made some poor life decisions regarding how late to stay up reading because I couldn't put this down. Went all sorts of unexpected places (both literally and metaphorically). Also: funny! In a simultaneously enjoyable/uncomfortable nerdy yupsters way (the fourth-most-watched TED Talk of all time; with David Pogue in attendance!).
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A sweet, smart, sarcastic love letter to my city. We should have a meeting to discuss it, preferably with some locally-made wine while we all fart around about our refusal to own a TV.
But really, it sent me into snorting fits of laughter while making me ache for Bernadette and Bee.
But really, it sent me into snorting fits of laughter while making me ache for Bernadette and Bee.
This book was highly entertaining. I laughed outloud pretty much the entire time I was reading it. The plot is told through a variety of emails, letters, and articles which tell the tale of Bernadette Fox. Bernadette is almost living the life of a recluse. She has an internet assistant from India do all of her errands and shops for groceries online. When she has to run errands around Seattle she has her daughter, Bee run inside the inside the stores and get them. She doesn't involve herself in s
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An absurd and engaging story, told using alternating narrative perspectives as well as emails, faxes, letters, and other documentation. Essentially, Bernadette Fox panics while planning a trip to Antarctica and sets off a series of events that lead to her disappearance. Her husband and daughter then try to find her. One thing I really liked about the mixed perspectives in the book is that you get various people's takes on the same thing. So when Bernadette does something that seems maybe a littl
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4.5 stars but I'm rounding up pursuant to my Seattle-related star inflation policy. ;)
It's hard to summarize what this book is about... A satirical poke at Seattle and its elites? Yes, but the story and the characters have more heart than just a pure satire. I cared about what happened to them, and whenever there was some crazy plot development, it made more sense by the time I could hear the involved characters' explanations... The book is described as an "epistolary novel" so the narration is ...more
It's hard to summarize what this book is about... A satirical poke at Seattle and its elites? Yes, but the story and the characters have more heart than just a pure satire. I cared about what happened to them, and whenever there was some crazy plot development, it made more sense by the time I could hear the involved characters' explanations... The book is described as an "epistolary novel" so the narration is ...more
Really liked this - funny, sharp satire that also hits the feelings...
Brilliant satire. A fun book from a former writer for Arrested Development.
I started reading this as while visiting family outside of Seattle, and the satirical comments about Seattle-ites was so spot on, I whipped through the first half of the book. The first 2/3 of the book or so is written in the form of letters, emails etc and is what gives the story its strength. The last 1/3 of the book, narrated by Bee (Bernadette's daughter) was not as engaging, and made Bee in to a less likeable character.
I would recommend this to those who like humor, as well as those who may ...more
I would recommend this to those who like humor, as well as those who may ...more
Apr 05, 2013
Kirstin
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At some point, you may be reading Where'd You Go, Bernadette? and wondering why you're still at it when you hate every character in it. Do not lose faith at this point. The answer is the final quarter of the book. Best save of a novel I've come across in a long time.
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What an engrossing beach read. Fun format, characters, and plot.
Apr 16, 2013
Samantha
marked it as to-read
