So this has nothing to do with either Jane Green or Jenny Lawson or anything either of them have written but . . . this morning Yahoo had an article about the ring Mark Zuckerberg bought for his blushing bride. Apparently there are people who have their drawers twisted because it's just a simple ruby ring (that, FYI, could've cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $100,000) and not some huge, blinging diamond. People! Hello! First off, um, this dude wears hoodies. It's not like he's into the flashy flashy, ya know? And, second, for once can we be GLAD that someone who is worth a bazillion dollars isn't blowing it on overpriced jewelry? I mean, really?
I'll step off my soapbox and get on with my summer reading . . .
The Beach House by Jane Green - I've read a few Jane Green books and while I tend to find her plot lines not-all-that-believeable, her books are at least enjoyable. This one was no exception. I didn't love the book, but I liked it. Short plot summary: A 60+-year-old Nantucket widow realizes she stands to lose her home so she turns it into a boarding house. Her guests are her own son, a recently separated father of two, and a divorced mother with an angry teenage daughter. The book needed more meat, to be a little longer, to really develop any connection to the characters. For the most part, they fall flat and you don't find yourself missing them once you turn the final page of the book. There was a big plot twist that I didn't see coming but, then, maybe I'm just a little naive. ;) All in all, it was a decent beach read. But definitely not Jane Green's best.
Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson - The following is written in the epilogue of this book:
Because I can finally see that all the terrible parts of my life, the embarrassing parts, the incidents I wanted to pretend never happened, and the things that made me "weird" or "different," were actually the most important parts of my life. They were the parts that made me me.
Don't you just love that? Don't you wish more people thought like that?
Here's the deal: if you don't enjoy The Bloggess, then you're not going to like this book. If you do enjoy The Bloggess, then odds are good that you're going to love the book. You'll read this book and cringe with embarrassment in parts -- and also be thankful that it didn't happen to you (though, I'm sure, we all have something just as equally embarrassing somnewhere in our past!) You will quite literally LOL and there are some parts where you'll even shed a tear. Or two. If you're a fan of The Bloggess, then this book is a MUST.
