Alternate Side

If you read Anna Quindlen you already know this novel is terrific. The life of a family of means living in NYC. As we see Nora and Charlie in present day, through the book we get flashbacks of their lives through Nora. They have twins, Rachel and Charlie, in college when the book opens. On the surface it would seem like the perfect family but we know that's not possible. Quindlen does her usual fine job of uncovering the surface to reveal whats underneath and how it all plays out.

i tried to dnf this, but ended up having too much time on my hands not to finish it, which i think speaks volumes to how much i didn't want to continue reading this book.

it might be that i was in the wrong mood/mindset when i first picked up this book. the plot is heavily character relationship driven, but i absolutely did not care for any of the characters, and thus i didn't care for any of the plot. just not my cup of tea, but not a terrible read. i don't really feel like i wasted my time, but i do wish i had picked up another book from the library.

maybe i'll give it another try in the future.

The plot: boring rich people live in big houses in New York City and think about how much they dislike other boring rich people while dealing with the minor frustrations of everyday life.