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Chargement... You Take It From Herepar Pamela Ribon
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  LibraryCin | Dec 27, 2022 |    ) Katie80 | Oct 8, 2018 | I read this because it was mentioned in Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist. sparemethecensor | May 1, 2016 | The premise of You Take It From Here is nuts, and it stays nuts almost all the way to the end. I can't describe if it's intentionally about a tremendously toxic, co-dependent relationship, or if Ribon just likes bossy women even more than I do. But the characters are deftly described, and everything they do makes perfect sense for them, that the oncoming trainwreck becomes fascinating in its inevitability. And, in the end, it does make sense. Because cancer sucks, and losing friends, parents, and loved ones sucks, and you do what you have to. Even if it's a little nuts. ( ) JeremyPreacher | Mar 30, 2013 | Smidge turned out to be a pretty unlikeable woman. She was bossy, rude, and presumptuous. I had a hard time understanding why Danielle was friends with her at all. Their relationship was definitely codependent. I found it to be authentic though; I know women who have friendships very similar to Danielle and Smidge. Even though I didn't like Smidge, I still enjoyed the book. The characters were well-developed and layered. I especially loved Smidge's husband's best friend Tucker. He was comic relief and the voice of reason at the same time. Because I am a cold-hearted snake (see my review of Skipping a Beat), this book was not a sob fest for me, although it certainly was sad. However, if you are the type who bawls at movies like Beaches, then this book will give you a good cry. I thought it was a great summer read. ( ) mcelhra | Jul 12, 2012 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML:Just because you'd give your best friend everything doesn't mean she has to take it. On the heels of a divorce, all Danielle Meyers wants is her annual vacation with sassy, life-long best friend, Smidgeâ??complete with umbrella cocktails by an infinity poolâ??but instead she's hit with the curveball of a lifetime. Smidge takes Danielle to the middle of nowhere to reveal a diagnosis of terminal cancer, followed by an unusual request: "After I'm gone, I want you to finish the job. Marry my husband. Raise my daughter. I'm gonna teach you to how to be Smidge 2.0." As Danielle wrestles with this major life decision, she finds herself torn between being true to her best friend's wishes and being honest with herself. Parenting issues aside, Smidge's small-town Louisiana world is exactly the one Danielle made sure to escape. Danielle isn't one for playing the social butterfly, or being the center of attention. And when your best friend tries to set you up on a date night with her husband, it might be time to become the bossy one for a change. In the spirit of Beaches and Steel Magnolias, You Take It from Here is an honest, hilarious, and heartbreaking novel that ultimately asks: How much should we sacrifice for the ones we love the Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Danielle and Smidge are in their mid-30s and have been best friends for a long time. Smidge stayed in Louisiana, got married, and had a daughter. Danielle went away to California; she also got married, but that ended in divorce. When Danielle comes home to visit, Smidge has an unhappy surprise and (odd) request for her. Possible spoiler (it is mentioned in the blurb, but it comes a bit of the way into the book):
Wow, I really really didn’t like Smidge and wondered why anyone would be friends with her (or why anyone would marry her). So selfish (and this includes before the