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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
worst book I have read in a long time I found this book appalling, and not at all what I expected. Also everyone describes it as comic - I am afraid I didnt laugh once. The characters are unbelievable and the situation simply ridiculous. It has a weak story line that didnt really go anywhere and no real ending.
The rubber locust is the one thing in this family that can be relied upon Every family has its own culture, its own peculiar mix of private rituals and public trials, shifting affections and ticklish rivalries. Some families spread their tribulations over a lifetime; the Rubins, in contrast, are "doomed to happiness" and so have saved up their disasters for the few months spanned by this enjoyable novel. The opening scene, another Rubin wedding, is the perfect introduction to the family and their guests: Simeon, "so wonderfully talented, so prone to drama although, dear God,... more info
highly recommended This novel was a treat to read; we are led by an expert guide into a funny, all-too-human world of muddle, good intentions, minor disasters, emotional upheaval, all of it seen in a light that is both compassionate and satirical.
Charlotte Mendelson continues to produce novels that achieve this fusion, always in captivating settings and with carefully layered insights. I await the next one...
Superb, accomplished, funny and moving novel It's rare these days to read such an accomplished novel. WWWB is witty and full of strong, memorable characters. And unlike many contemporary novels which start strong and peter out this one builds and builds and becomes even more engaging and gripping in the last third. My wife and I both read it through very quickly and have already begun her previous novels as a result. Here's hoping the still very young - she's only 35! - Charlotte Mendelson continues to produce such wonderful novels.
