Showing posts with label Semple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Semple. Show all posts

Where'd You Go, Bernadette? - Maria Semple

55%
26.07.13

This has been much-hyped for its humour and heart, but I had a hard time finding either. I'm all for unsympathetic characters if they're also interesting but it's wearing when all the characters are boring and unpleasant, and these were a load of neurotic people shouting at each other and ruining their lives in unlikely ways. Yet again, I can't quite connect with the general applause for this one.

And why isn't there a question mark on the cover? I'm glad I read this on my Kindle so it didn't irritate me until now.