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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I was uncertain about this one to start with, but it was an enjoyable holiday read. Though I tend to be uncomfortable when characters take unnecessary risks by telling lies, I was unexpectedly able to sympathize with Kat as she struggles with being overweight, bulimic, unpopular, unfashionable, and possibly lesbian, and negotiates relationships with a dead father, an absent mother, the unpleasant grandmother who brought her up, and her (the grandmother's) odorous boyfriend. When a boy turns up claiming to be a cousin, Kat is simultaneously repelled and fascinated; and the local librarians turn out to be more than simply lenders of books. MB 1-ix-2018 ( ) I thought the title very tempting, so when I picked it up from the english meetup last week I thought I'd give it a try before I release it at the haydn cinema. I took it on my vaccation with me and I wasn't disappointed: It was one of those books I couldn't put down. I read it in a single day, though in fairness it might have had to do with the fact that I was on holiday. Difficult family relationships make for good reading I always thought. For the first few chapters I thought the book was set earlier in the 20th century. Only after the internet and contemporary TV made their appearance I realised my mistake. Considering her history I thought that Kat managed very well. I had my suspicions about two things, both of which turned out to be only half right. I like it when a story is a bit unpredictable but at the same time not too unbelievable. I enjoyed this very much indeed; the publisher's marketing department is doing the author no favours by trying to jacket it in with the girlie books. This is a sharp, incisive story of a fat, spotty misfit forced to live with her utterly poisonous, completely unpleasant, and entirely believable grandmother, with some eating disorders and almost-incest thrown in for good measure. I read it under the American title of "Family Sold Seperately." I liked it, although I found it very slow for the story to get started. Actually, I am glad that I finished it, as for about 1/3 of the story, it was exceeding (and surprisingly) depressing. Story: a young, very overweight woman lives with her Grandmother , Poll as her father died, and mother fled. Her grandmother is verbally (physical abuse is hinted at) and she has a really awful life. The novel is about a search for family and self. I enjoyed it, but didn't love it. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
From internationally bestselling author Kate Long, a perceptive, vivid, and painfully funny novel about family ties and growing up On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Katherine wants only three things: a smidge of social grace, the body of Courteney Cox, and two parents. What she has instead is an almost complete lack of friends, a pudgy figure, and one extremely eccentric, nearly blind grandmother named Poll. Since Katherine’s father died and her mother disappeared, Poll is her only family. And not only does Poll buy all of Katherine’s clothes, but she forbids her to leave the house unless it’s absolutely necessary. Would a chance to go to Oxford count? But the bigger question is: How can she abandon her grandma? Just when Katherine has resigned herself to a lifetime of watching daytime television, sparring with Poll, and visiting the town library for “fun,” along comes a handsome, magnetic young man named Collum, who claims to be Katherine’s long-lost cousin. But as Katherine is about to learn, when it comes to family, things aren’t always as they seem. Praise for Kate Long’s The Bad Mother’s Handbook “Kate Long manages to brilliantly balance equal parts heartbreak and hilarity in a novel that you will love unconditionally.” –Sarah Bird, author of The Flamenco Academy “There is a lovely sweetness to this heartbreaking/heartwarming story.” –The Seattle Times “Funny, touching and utterly winning.” –Publishers Weekly Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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