Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman
You know, it's sort of confusing how both of these statements can be true:
I enjoyed reading this book
This wasn't a very good book
The premise was intriguing, and the writing was entertaining, and I originally liked the main character because she felt modern and like someone I might meet around Boston. However, as the story went on, it just felt flat and seemed to lack much further development. Trying to paint the woman who stole the yearbook as some sort of villain was a weird move, particularly after she has an attack and we learned that she has a serious, problematic medical condition, to which the author responds by stealing from the woman's house and saying she doesn't feel bad at all and later insulting the women for using her father's money to work towards success.
The romance was baffling. It was basically they meet, they bang, he starts dating another girl, then randomly they confessed that they loved each other all along. It feels like the author felt obligated to include some sort of love story, however half-assed, and borrowed from every rom-com ever.
It was a pretty quick read, which is probably why I didn't really realize how meh it was until I was already done. This feels like a beach book or one that you take on a trip for reading on the plane and leaving behind when you get off the plane. You won't care if it gets lost or ruined, because you won't read or really think about it again.
Recommended? ...nah
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