Little Earthquakes (pc)
Registered by tho on 3/8/2005
2 journalers for this copy...
Not as funny as "Good in bed", but I think just as good ... The stories of these four women will make you laugh and cry at the same time. I don't have any children yet, and some of this insight into motherhood is really not that appealing ... but nevertheless everything comes across as very real, their feelings and emotions especially, which someday I'll probably relate to ;-)
Synopsis from amazon.co.uk:
Ayinde is a beautiful, biracial newscaster who moves to Philadelphia after her husband, a star player for the NBA, is traded to the 76ers. She meets Becky, an overweight chef who plays the "pregnant or just fat" game every time she passes a mirror, and Kelly, an overachieving event planner who has her whole life mapped out down to the most minute details, after going into labor at a prenatal yoga class. The three become fast friends, and come to rely on each other for everything from burping techniques to intense emotional support. The group grows to include Lia, a semi-famous Hollywood starlet who leaves her husband and returns to Philly after a sudden tragedy.
While Little Earthquakes may leave little to the imagination, and some of the characters are laughably stereotypical (the Mama's boy Jewish doctor and the cheating ball player, to name a few), it is Weiner's gift for creating compelling characters with whom her readers can identify that make her such a successful storyteller.
Synopsis from amazon.co.uk:
Ayinde is a beautiful, biracial newscaster who moves to Philadelphia after her husband, a star player for the NBA, is traded to the 76ers. She meets Becky, an overweight chef who plays the "pregnant or just fat" game every time she passes a mirror, and Kelly, an overachieving event planner who has her whole life mapped out down to the most minute details, after going into labor at a prenatal yoga class. The three become fast friends, and come to rely on each other for everything from burping techniques to intense emotional support. The group grows to include Lia, a semi-famous Hollywood starlet who leaves her husband and returns to Philly after a sudden tragedy.
While Little Earthquakes may leave little to the imagination, and some of the characters are laughably stereotypical (the Mama's boy Jewish doctor and the cheating ball player, to name a few), it is Weiner's gift for creating compelling characters with whom her readers can identify that make her such a successful storyteller.
Emprestado pela tho, obrigada! para ser lido um destes dias.
Finalmente lido, obrigada Tho. Suponho que isto já não é chick lit mas diaper lit :) Gostei bastante mas não tanto como dos primeiros livros dela. A ser devolvido em breve, obrigada.
