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"A smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sisters' lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their places--and be true to themselves--in a rapidly evolving world. Mrs. Everything is an ambitious, richly textured journey through history--and herstory--as these two sisters navigate a changing America over the course of their lives"--… (més)
I love many of Jennifer Weiner's books, but this one is truly a tour de force. Told through the perspectives of two sisters, the narrative spans 50 years and lets us experience the lifetimes of joys, sorrows, good and bad decisions, and family dynamics of Jo and Bethie. ( )
A family saga based on the lives of 2 sisters, Jo and Bethie. (In reading reviews, I realized these are names of 2 of the sisters in Little Women!) They cannot be more different as children, or growing up. Chapters focus alternately on each sister. It's interesting how they weave in and out of each others' lives, and also how at different times they each seem to be leading the kind of life you would expect the other sister to live. What I really enjoyed was that the focus is on women. The men in the story are secondary characters, almost props. I also like the significance of the title, that the woman who tries to please everyone "misses everything." What I didn't love is the way some years in their lives are covered in great, meticulous detail, while other years, particularly toward the end, are rushed over, almost like the author was in a hurry to finish the book. ( )
I can't remember reading the one other Weiner book I've read, so I went in with very low expectations here and was pleasantly surprised by how feminist of a book this was. Maybe I should have gathered from the title. Beautifully plotted, with characters I was invested in throughout the whole book. ( )
Jennifer Weiner - Mrs. Everything: A surprisingly engaging, heartfelt and meaningful novel. (Also that title ain’t half-bad either.) #cursorybookreviews #cursoryreviews ( )
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"There is a long time in me between knowing and telling." ---GRACE PALEY
"They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds." ---MEXICAN PROVERB
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This is for my mother, Frances Frumin Weiner
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Her cell phone rang as they were on their way out of the movies.
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When you give someone hard truths, you can't expect them to thank you.
"My problem is that a lot of things taste as good as thin feels."
Bethie tried to remember being thirteen, when there was no pain as big or as consequential as your own pain, when you were at the center of the world, and other people just orbited in the distant periphery.
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Bethie shook her head. "Just remembering," she said. She watched as Lila lifted her son in her arms. Together, they walked back down the street to where the cars were waiting.
"A smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sisters' lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their places--and be true to themselves--in a rapidly evolving world. Mrs. Everything is an ambitious, richly textured journey through history--and herstory--as these two sisters navigate a changing America over the course of their lives"--
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