Pineapple Street

At first I thought the character exploration was interesting. It reminded me of Elon Hilderbrand in a way. However,  nothing happened and I found myself just trying to finish 

I am not a professional review writer. I enjoyed this book from start to finish. It kept me engaged as to what family member was going to be a mess next lol. Wealthy people have a whole heap of problems and are also just a tad bit different. I think you would enjoy this book just give it a shot

4.5 stars

This was so cute. So entertaining. So fun. The writing was consistent (which I can't say for the last few books I read, even though they were more acclaimed than this one) and adorable. The plot carried through smoothly (also an experience I DIDN'T have in the last few books, that have a higher average rating on here), and progressed nicely. There was no annoying back and forth even when some time passed, the missing info was smoothly integrated into the narration. I am so glad I read it.

god i hate rich people

I'm feeling very conflicted about Pineapple Street but mostly I feel disappointed. This is definitely on me, as I was expecting something a bit different, particularly regarding the ending which I found profoundly underwhelming.

Pineapple street is a satirical story about one-percenters (top one percent of a population by wealth), and if this sounds like something you want to read about, go for it! My main issue with it is that I couldn't always feel the satirical tone, and without it, this turns out to be a story about spoiled and privileged brats, with nothing much happening and very little character evolution.

This book has some of the most annoying characters I've ever seen and read about. Georgiana simply has no redeeming qualities, and the remaining characters aren't much better. Being a character driven novel, which I love with all my heart, I expect to see evolution on the character's nature. On Pineapple Street, I'm not convinced much has changed.

On the good side, the book is well written, I was indeed invested in the story, in the different POVs, and I was never bored while reading it.

On the awful side, and this is again a personal issue: There are no words to explain how tired I am about Millennials being ridiculed. Millennials are self-centred, lazy and spend all their money on avocado toasts. As if any of this could ever justify why most of this generation is struggling financially.

We faced the subprime crisis, the great financial crisis and the weakest economic growth and when everything was starting to get better and it appeared we could start “adulting” comes Covid19, increasing interest rates and highest inflation in 40 years. To this you can add the student debt to support us being one of the most educated generations. Luckily for us in Europe, this is not a huge issue as you can study for free or mostly free (I had debt and have some friends in the same conditions though). But our fondness for avocado toast (which I hate) is to blame for not being able to buy houses and end up living with friends of family.

I can write a thesis about this, but I won't. I am incredibly lucky and privileged in regards to my profession and career, and I worked a lot to be where I am now, but I know a lot of people that are not there yet, and I'm just tired of reading the same jokes over and over again. We are doing the best we can, leave us alone and find another thing to make fun of.

Such an enjoyable read. Not sure you'll find much sympathy in a read about an extremely wealthy family, but it goes fast. And it's funny.

I really liked this one, the characters are all awful in their own ways, but I love character stories and I loved the small evolutions each of them make as they go through a year of life together. Of course, they are all rich snobs, but they are still human (no matter how annoying) with their own human problems and stressors. They are all just trying to survive, and while money is no problem, relationships and heart break and health still are. I think it was a simple and beautiful read.

3.5 stars rounded up, and while it was an enjoyable and entertaining read/listen (I listened to the audiobook version)I can't say it was earth shattering or had any super enlightening nuggets of wisdom. Interesting take on what it might be like to be part of the wealthy elite, but since I'm so far removed from that reality and don't anticipate ever being a part of that reality... meh..but it was a good enough story to pass the time.

I'm not very interested in the lives of NYC wealthy. Couldn't finish it.

Meh. Pointless. No plot.

A look at a New York one-percenter family where the younger generation grapples with life and love, while questioning their parents' money-above-all attitude. It's not really satire, as the characters are shown with great compassion, but there's a lot of dry wit and bite in portraying their ingrown elitism.

Goes down smoothly, the storytelling is good.