One of those books that would resonate differently for each person at various times in their lives. The high school anxieties and desires around friends rang true, tho the work questions posed by Ethan - what gives you the most fulfillment? - strikes a chord with me now. But most of all, the ques...
I like Meg Wolitzer's writing style and I thought this an interesting premise for a book (ie the women of a community all become repulsed by the idea of sex and turn away from their partners/husbands/lovers/boyfriends). Mostly I mildly liked it but when it got to part 3 it took a large downward d...
This novel is about scrabble. It includes all of the two letter words that are legal, and how to make a bingo and what a bingo bango bongo is. So if you are interested in scrabble, and word games, this book is for you. Not that you have to love scrabble. I don't love it, and am easily intimid...
This was a difficult book to read as a thirty-something, especially as a childless thirty-something who'd recently lost her mother. I've always felt that "friends are the family we choose for ourselves" and have had close circles of friends. We all want to believe that we've made a significant e...
From the bestselling author of The Wife and The Position, a feverishly smart novel about female ambition, money, class, motherhood, and marriage-and what happens in one community when a group of educated women chooses not to work. For a group of four New York friends, the past decade has been la...
The early novel that established Meg Wolitzer’s career, later made into Nora Ephron’s first film as a director.The third book by New York Times-bestselling author Meg Wolitzer (originally published as This Is Your Life), a smart, witty and perceptive novel about the daughters of a female stand-up...
Claire did not want it to, but that was hardly the point. As the days passed she realized that Lucy, in her subtle way, managed to be everywhere. The house reeked of her presence. Since no one mentioned it, Claire wondered if perhaps she was the only one who was aware of this phenomenon, the only...
in the dark classroom around the candle in order to discuss whatever might have come up during the week; and, finally and crucially, never tell a single outsider about any of this. I’ve chosen Tuesdays and Fridays to go to Belzhar. This coming Friday is the next day that I...
Not blond like Sweden or Norway, those cool albino hotbeds, but blond enough in patches to make any American take notice. The Finns have a Slavic darkness running right through them, but still there are plenty of fair heads bobbing in this tiny, lovely northern country. I couldn’t help but think ...
the three girls chanted, practicing one more time before the mirror, while Mrs. Fabricant fastened their arms together with rubber bands. “Okay, Hollow Men,” the teacher said. “You’re on soon.” They walked sideways like crabs down the hall to the st...