Can’t wait for the follow ups and things you googled. The Cleopatra book caught my eye and I’m gonna look for it on my Libby since I’m apparently in my Cleopatra phase (I tried and failed to get into the Netflix series). Enormous Wings was the best book I read in May. Although, I also really enjoyed The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Rusell. Currently listening to Meryl Streep (and an entire cast) read Charlotte’s Web every night while falling asleep, which has been such a lovely thing.
Vivian, you have made me so happy. Okay, the Cleopatra book: I cannot recommend it enough, and you being in your Cleopatra phase makes it even better timing. It sent me down five separate Google rabbit holes, all of which made it into the article coming out of it, so you are in for a lot. I genuinely love writing these, so knowing you're waiting on the follow ups means more than you know. Thank you for that. And I added Enormous Wings to my TBR the second I read your comment. Tell me what you loved about it? "Best book of May" is a big title and now I need to know what earned it.
I have become a big fan of Laurie Frankel ever since I stumbled into This Is How it Always Is. One Two Three is also one of my favorites. Her characters are funny and smart and the kind of people I’d like to actually know in real life. And while I think some people might not enjoy the “hot topics” that run under her plot lines, I love her books because they make me think about the lives of the people whose lives are directly in the path of those “hot topics.” All of that thinking broadens my horizons and expands my worldview, which is one of the reasons I love reading in the first place.
This Is How It Always Is has been on my TBR since I saw a post about it a while back but your comment just bumped it way up on my list. What you said about her characters being people you'd want to know in real life is exactly the kind of thing I like to read.
And I love your point about the hot topics. There's a real difference between a book that wants to argue with you and a book that just drops you into someone's life and lets you sit there. Sounds like she does the second one, which is the kind I trust.
Where would you tell a Frankel first-timer to start, This Is How It Always Is, One Two Three or something else? Looks like This Is How It Always Is is by far her most read and reviewed book.
Can’t wait for the follow ups and things you googled. The Cleopatra book caught my eye and I’m gonna look for it on my Libby since I’m apparently in my Cleopatra phase (I tried and failed to get into the Netflix series). Enormous Wings was the best book I read in May. Although, I also really enjoyed The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Rusell. Currently listening to Meryl Streep (and an entire cast) read Charlotte’s Web every night while falling asleep, which has been such a lovely thing.
Vivian, you have made me so happy. Okay, the Cleopatra book: I cannot recommend it enough, and you being in your Cleopatra phase makes it even better timing. It sent me down five separate Google rabbit holes, all of which made it into the article coming out of it, so you are in for a lot. I genuinely love writing these, so knowing you're waiting on the follow ups means more than you know. Thank you for that. And I added Enormous Wings to my TBR the second I read your comment. Tell me what you loved about it? "Best book of May" is a big title and now I need to know what earned it.
I have become a big fan of Laurie Frankel ever since I stumbled into This Is How it Always Is. One Two Three is also one of my favorites. Her characters are funny and smart and the kind of people I’d like to actually know in real life. And while I think some people might not enjoy the “hot topics” that run under her plot lines, I love her books because they make me think about the lives of the people whose lives are directly in the path of those “hot topics.” All of that thinking broadens my horizons and expands my worldview, which is one of the reasons I love reading in the first place.
This Is How It Always Is has been on my TBR since I saw a post about it a while back but your comment just bumped it way up on my list. What you said about her characters being people you'd want to know in real life is exactly the kind of thing I like to read.
And I love your point about the hot topics. There's a real difference between a book that wants to argue with you and a book that just drops you into someone's life and lets you sit there. Sounds like she does the second one, which is the kind I trust.
Where would you tell a Frankel first-timer to start, This Is How It Always Is, One Two Three or something else? Looks like This Is How It Always Is is by far her most read and reviewed book.
This Is How It Always Is was my first Frankel and the one that sticks with me the most. Can’t wait to read about what you google from it. 🧡