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Indlæser... That Summer: A Novel (udgave 2021)af Jennifer Weiner (Forfatter)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. A little note for seasonal readers, the cover and title of this one imply that it’s a summer read, but very little of this takes place in the summer, so this isn’t the best choice if you prefer a story that feels sunsoaked when you’re reading outside in warm weather. This is also not the best choice if you prefer straightforward storytelling. Rarely do I enjoy it when an author plays around with structure and rarely does there seem to be a legit reason for doing so, either, too often it feels like an attempt to superficially jazz things up instead of trusting that the characters and the plot were enough as is. Playing with the structure here meant littering the book with flashback upon flashback that, especially in Daisy’s chapters, sucked a lot of the momentum out of the reading experience. The structure also meant that at times information became repetitive. For me, this most found its groove in the section where Diana embarked on her new beginning, Michael was maybe a little too perfect and agreeable, and maybe things fell into place for her easier than they do for anyone starting over in real life, still it was the one portion of the novel where it really moved, where it really felt like new developments occured, where I was thoroughly engaged and eager to see where it would go. That segment had me all the more convinced that I could have enjoyed this more had Diana and Daisy’s journeys unfolded and dovetailed in chronological order instead of the constant disruptive flashbacks. As for the ending, there was a lot of build up to a certain confrontation, and while that confrontation sort of materialized, only a tiny bit was said and in proportion to all that build up, it didn’t feel particularly satisfying. The weird thing is, despite how far this review leans toward negative, I closed this book with a desire to read more Jennifer Weiner. There was something in her writing that I found really comfortable to settle in with, and there was something in Diana, as well as in Daisy’s crafty daughter Bea that I really did like, that made me think that even if this one didn’t turn out to be quite right for me, there’s a chance one of her other books might. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML:INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a Notable Work of Fiction by The Washington Post From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Summer comes another "ideal beach read, full of secrets and complicated female friendships" (Cosmopolitan). Daisy Shoemaker can't sleep. With a thriving cooking business, full schedule of volunteer work, and a beautiful home in the Philadelphia suburbs, she should be content. But her teenage daughter can be a handful, her husband can be distant, her work can feel trivial, and she has lots of acquaintances, but no real friends. Still, Daisy knows she's got it good. So why is she up all night? While Daisy tries to identify the root of her dissatisfaction, she's also receiving misdirected emails meant for a woman named Diana Starling, whose email address is just one punctuation mark away from her own. While Daisy's driving carpools, Diana is chairing meetings. While Daisy's making dinner, Diana's making plans to reorganize corporations. Diana's glamorous, sophisticated, single-lady life is miles away from Daisy's simpler existence. When an apology leads to an invitation, the two women meet and become friends. But, as they get closer, we learn that their connection was not completely accidental. Who IS this other woman, and what does she want with Daisy? From the manicured Main Line of Philadelphia to the wild landscape of the Outer Cape, written with Jennifer Weiner's signature wit and sharp observations, That Summer is a "compelling, nuanced novel" (Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post) about surviving our pasts, confronting our futures, and the sustaining bonds of friendship. No library descriptions found. |
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That Summer read close to home; I could see how it happened, the era of the good-old-boys, the "she wanted it" times we lived in (the 80's), and the shame and guilt felt by the victim thinking the assault was somehow her fault.
Jennifer Weiner did an exceptional job of intertwining the events of the past with the current fallout, how the victim finds her perpetrators, showing how damaged, or in one case, "un" damaged they became over their deeds.
A book about privilege, about loss (due to events that happened in youth), about holding people accountable, about finding the strength to move on even if it takes decades to make the first step toward that, about one man's possible inability to move beyond and another's seemingly unwillingness to accept responsibility, the, it was so long ago and I'm not that person anymore mentality.
That Summer is a sad, easy written (not an in-your-face slap) where the reader is sucked in by the lazy settings, the commonality of the lives until it culminates into one big sad mess of reality.
While That Summer is obviously written more for the female audience, a similar book written for the male perspective could serve future generations well.
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