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Chargement... On Rotation (2022)par Shirlene Obuobi
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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. On rotation is about a Ghanaian medical student finding her way in medical school, in family, and in love. Angela, is in her last year of interning and is on her way to being a new doctor. Along the way she discovers more about herself and her friends, including gorgeous Latino, Ricky. Friends for years, she realizes that she would like more. However, there are many bumps along the road in all she is working towards, career, family, and love. I was looking forward to reading this because medical themed books and rom-coms are favorites of mine. However, I found at times I got bored with the story when the pace was slow. I also got tired with the will they or won't they. At times I felt like I wanted to break up with her too! I did like the diversity of the book, it was nice reading about various cultures. Angie is now a third-year medical student trying to figure out what she wants to specialize in. Right before he is to meet her parents, her current boyfriend breaks up with her. Deciding she does not need to be part of a couple, she decides to explore Chicago on her own. She goes to a street fair where there is a garden which she enters. An artist is there asking Angie if he can draw her. They spend the rest of the day together and go their separate ways in the evening. Never expecting to see him again, Angie is surprised when he turns up at her friend's improv show with his girlfriend. Angie is mad and whenever they run into each other tells him to stop bothering her. Things change. Angie and Ricky, the artist, get together as friends. Will they stay friends? Will they become more? I enjoyed this story. I liked Angie. I could understand her feelings when she thought Ricky was playing with her. I could also understand her reluctance to get involved with him. Her feelings of being last for everyone was very understandable. While she is independent, she needs to feel loved and wanted. Even her parents give her a hard time as does her sister at times. When her friend Nia dumps on her, I was shocked because Nia always seemed to be on her side. Angie grows up a lot during this book. I liked watching her doing it. She was a kindred spirit. I liked Ricky. He was so gentle with everyone. He was always there. Angie got mad at him. He also felt safe enough to get mad at her. Angie was shocked when he did. Each one was there for the other though they had their moments of not getting along because of hurt feelings and needing to think over what the other had said. I liked Ricky's grandmother though she was not in the story long. She left an impression. I liked how Dr. Obuobi explained medical school so I was not lost as to what she was talking about. I also liked her little asides at the bottom of the page. I enjoyed the glimpse into Ghanaian courtship traditions and cultural differences as compared to American culture or Mexican culture. This was a fun book to read. If you need a pick-me-up this book does it. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML: ONE OF TEEN VOGUE'S 25 BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS THEY CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS YEAR ONE OF BETCHES' "22 BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ THIS YEAR" "As a fan of Grey's Anatomy (and Chicago Med!), I couldn't put down On Rotation, and you won't be able to, either. Shirlene Obuobi makes you feel as if you're actually right there with the lovable Angie, and I personally couldn't get enough."â??Meg Cabot, New York Times bestselling author For fans of Grey's Anatomy and Seven Days in June, this dazzling debut novel by Shirlene Obuobi explores that time in your life when you must decide what you want, how to get it, & who you are, all while navigating love, friendship, and the realization that the path you're traveling is going to be a bumpy ride. Ghanaian-American Angela Appiah has checked off all the boxes for the "Perfect Immigrant Daughter." Enroll in an elite medical school Snag a suitable lawyer/doctor/engineer boyfriend Surround self with a gaggle of successful and/or loyal friendsBut then it quickly all falls apart: her boyfriend dumps her, she bombs the most important exam of her medical career, and her best friend pulls away. And her parents, whose approval seems to hinge on how closely she follows the path they chose, are a lot less proud of their daughter. It's a quarter life crisis of epic proportions. Angie, who has always faced her problems by working "twice as hard to get half as far," is at a loss. Suddenly, she begins to question everything: her career choice, her friendships, even why she's attracted to men who don't love her as much as she loves them. And just when things couldn't get more complicated, enter Ricky Gutierrezâ??brilliant, thoughtful, sexy, and most importantly, seems to see Angie for who she is instead of what she can represent. Unfortunately, he's also got "wasteman" practically tattooed across his forehead, and Angie's done chasing mirages of men. Or so she thinks. For someone who's always been in control, Angie realizes that there's one thing she can't plan on: matters of her heart Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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i loved the female friendship, the lgbtq sidekicks, and the ghanaian cultural information that was given to us. what a dream to end up partnered with your best friend's partner's best friend.
i didn't like the 3rd act misunderstanding. i liked that it was angie's mother that showed her the way, but i didn't buy her jealousy, emotional outbursts, or understand her problems. ricky was a saint to not feel used and misled and he forgave her too quickly to my mind. still, overall i liked this and would definitely read her again. ( )