LITTLE EARTHQUAKES by Jennifer Weiner
By one of the best authors of "chick-lit," Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner, is more like "mommy-lit" but nonetheless relatable. Told in four separate narrations by four women - three soon-to-be mommies and one former starlet turned mourning mother - Little Earthquakes flows freely and with wit standard of Weiner's work.
By one of the best authors of "chick-lit," Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner, is more like "mommy-lit" but nonetheless relatable. Told in four separate narrations by four women - three soon-to-be mommies and one former starlet turned mourning mother - Little Earthquakes flows freely and with wit standard of Weiner's work.
The four voices - Rebecca, a chef married to a doctor with an overbearing mother-in-law; Kelly - a perfectionista with a corporate husband and Martha-Stewart inspired apartment; Ayinde, a former news anchor married to a professional athelete husband who recently committed adultery and Lia, an actress mourning the loss of her motherhood to her son's recent death.
While some may relate to an individual, I found a little bit of myself in each character.
Weiner, author of Good In Bed, In Her Shoes (a great movie by the way), Goodnight Nobody-her foray into comedic murder mystery and most recently and my cant-wait-to-read the Guy not Taken, puts herself into all of her books, which most likely is why every woman reading it can relate to each sentence in a different way. I was laughing out loud in some places and tearing up at others seeing both my self and my friends in the unbelieveable situations and reactions.
Weiner's emotionally-frank writing combined with the "everywoman" characters make for a great and comfortable read. Little Earthquakes is what happens when chick-lit grows up.
OVERALL - A fat and sassy read with a little bit of something for everyone.
While some may relate to an individual, I found a little bit of myself in each character.
Weiner, author of Good In Bed, In Her Shoes (a great movie by the way), Goodnight Nobody-her foray into comedic murder mystery and most recently and my cant-wait-to-read the Guy not Taken, puts herself into all of her books, which most likely is why every woman reading it can relate to each sentence in a different way. I was laughing out loud in some places and tearing up at others seeing both my self and my friends in the unbelieveable situations and reactions.
Weiner's emotionally-frank writing combined with the "everywoman" characters make for a great and comfortable read. Little Earthquakes is what happens when chick-lit grows up.
OVERALL - A fat and sassy read with a little bit of something for everyone.
