Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
(330 pages)
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I have not had internet or cable for 8 days. It finally got fixed today. Only plus side of having nothing to do -- I read 3 books in 8 days! Wow!
The first one I started BTO (before the outage). I was reading slowly at first, but quickly picked up speed as it became apparent I would be Facebook-less and Teen Mom-less for quite some time.
At first, I was not gelling with Where'd You Go Bernadette. I was confused on the layout of the story (the book is largely told through documents, like e-mails or school flyer notices, from and to many, many different characters). I wasn't too interested in the story.
And then, just like that, it all made sense to me. It started to come together. And although I felt like the ending was extremely rushed, it all wrapped it up in a pretty satisfying way. This satire about parents, schools, families, mothers and daughters, and everything in between clicked with me.
Bernadette is caught in the middle of the elitists moms at her daughter Bee's school and the elitist Microsoft culture that her husband works for. Soon, the two intertwine and leave Bernadette in a frenzy.
A good, quick read.
Next up: The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognonni
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