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Chargement... The Hopefulspar Jennifer Close
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I usually try to find some redeeming qualities, but this book was a major disappointment to me. In the beginning, I thought I could relate to the narrator, but she was so incredibly passive- she never actually "did" anything; things happened to her. To be fair, most of the events of the book were anticlimactic. As a side note, as a midwesterner and an adoptive daughter of Wisconsin, I find it absolutely obnoxious when authors oversimplify characters from the Midwest, especially Wisconsin, like life is simpler and easier there. It's as though being driven and being from Madison are mutually exclusive. Shame on you! Rant over. Not sure why I read this when I didn't love Jennifer Close's other novel, Girls in White Dresses. There again is not a lot of plot as much as observations about the lives of the people in the novel and how they gradually change over time. Which is interesting at the end, but can be a slog to get through at times. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"A brilliantly funny novel about ambition and marriage from the best selling author of Girls in White Dresses, The Better Half tells the story of a young wife who follows her husband and his political dreams to D.C., a city of idealism, gossip, and complicated friendships among young Washington's aspiring elite. When Beth arrives in Washington, D.C., she hates everything about it: the confusing traffic circles, the ubiquitous Ann Taylor suits, the humidity that descends each summer. At dinner parties, guests compare their security clearance levels. They leave their BlackBerrys on the table. They speak in acronyms. And once they realize Beth doesn't work in politics, they smile blandly and turn away. Soon Beth and her husband, Matt, meet a charismatic White House staffer named Jimmy and his wife, Ashleigh, and the four become inseparable, coordinating brunch, birthdays, and long weekends away. But as Jimmy's star rises higher and higher, their friendship--and Beth's relationship with Matt--is threatened by jealousy, competition and rumors. A glorious send-up of young D.C. and a blazingly honest portrait of a marriage, this is the finest work yet by one of our most beloved writers"--
"Laced with sly humor and insider detail, Jennifer Close's new novel tells the story of a young wife who follows her husband and his political dreams to DC, a city of idealism, ambition and complicated friendships among young Washington's aspiring elite"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Much to my surprise I got swept up in this story of two young couples in DC and the path they take towards elected positions. I got caught up on their friendship and their ambitions and enjoyed the ride even if some of it was bittersweet. ( )