![]() ![]() This book plodded along, going nowhere, mainly fueled by dialogue from characters I didn't care about, and I had to put it down before even making it halfway through. The last time I did that was reading The Wife by Meg Wolitzer, which I also recommend. I finished it in just one evening - fast paced and engaging. ![]() ![]() I highly recommend starting this book early enough in the evening, that if you have to go to work the next day, you'll be able to get to bed on time. One of the things I love most about Elinor Lipman's writing, is that there's always a sense of familiarity with her characters - they remind me of my own family and friends - I felt like these were real people being written about, fully fleshed out characters. I loved the relationship development, especially between Thalia and Henry. I actually stayed up half the night reading because I was so drawn into the story and the characters. I was a bit disappointed in the last two I'd read, My Latest Grievance and The Pursuit of Alice Thrift, so I was a bit hesitant to read The Family Man. I'd fallen in love with two of Elinor Lipman's books, The Inn at Lake Devine and Isabel's Bed, and read as many of her others as I could find, following those. ![]()
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