As Young As We Feel: A Novel
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- ISBN13: 9781434764973
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Once upon a time in the small town on the Oregon coast, there were four Lindas—all in the same first-grade classroom. So they chose to go by their middle names. And form a club. And be friends forever. But that was 47 years and four lives ago. Now a class reunion has brought them all—the New York lawyer, the empty nester, the frustrated artist, and the aging starlet—together again in their ancient hometown, at a crossroads in their lives. They’re about to explore the invigorating reality that even the most eventful life has second acts…and there’s no statute of limitations on friendship.
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I agree with the first two reviewers this novel feels amaturish to me. I was hoping for a light
feel excellent read but felt myself getting depressed the longer I read. Had to place it aside for awhile maybe when I pick it back up I will find the 4 Linda’s will merge as pleased fufilled middle agers
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
It’s a fantastic book for late night reading if you are about 35+ years ancient – esp. female.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
Though it makes you stop and reflect back on your own high school experiences, I reflect the leader could have done more with the material. This book only takes you so far in relationships and then seems to drop you.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
Like many female friendship novels, this one tells the interwoven tale of four long-time friends. They have known each additional since first grade and have gone on (47 years later) to their own lives.They reunite at a class reunion. Each one has significant sorrows that need to be faced and handled. As with most books of this genre, they all go on to better lives. This is nice escapism, but sorry to say, not the reality of most of our lives. I wish some leader would include more of the right circumstances and consequences women face. Many issues are all mentioned here, but also all solved with alacrity. Each has a man to perfect their lives – if this were only right and/or truly necessary.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
Unlike the characters in this book, I never had the privilege of sharing my name with anyone in my classes. Deborah has been a well loved name in the 50’s, it seemed to die down by the time I entered this world. Even though the characters are in their 50s, I still loved reading about their experiences. Class reunions are permanently fun to read about because it’s appealing to see how the well loved crowd has fared throughout the years or how your crush from high school is no longer hot. What I establish unique about this book is that the four Lindas weren’t best friends in high school, they had just bonded because they all shared the same name back then. Now they’ve grown apart and made new identities for themselves.
Caroline’s character was the most appealing to me. Her situation with her mother was sad to read and frustrating to read about. It’s hard to see a name you like start to slowly break down mentally especially when it’s a parent. I was a bit confused as to how her mother survived on her own. It seemed that Caroline didn’t visit her all that much before the book ongoing. I don’t know how her mother hasn’t burned the house down or hurt herself severely living on her own. Abby’s tale was a bit of a letdown. She seems to be kind of a push over, allowing her spouse to do what he wants and doesn’t reflect about what makes her pleased. I got really annoyed at the way he would place her down and then accuse her of building his life miserable. Even at the end when they start to resolve their problems, he’s still not building 100% of an effort.
As for the additional two women, I didn’t really feel as if I got to know Marley or Janie. They just seemed to be the two characters that lived far away and then chose to come back to their hometown. There wasn’t really much growth in their characters additional than learning that they weren’t pleased in their present situation. I did find it reasonably appealing that Marley’s son is gay and additional than a few mentions of her ex spouse being displeased it’s just a way of life for them. It was the same with Janie’s boss, it’s casually mentioned but not a factor. Which I thought was very refreshing for Christian fiction, to NOT be judgmental.
I will admit that even though I normally like Melody’s books, this one feel sort of flat. Melody is known for pushing very edgy material in her additional books and this one didn’t really have it. I reflect there was just too much dialogue between the characters. There was just a LOT of talking that seemed to be just chatter or tiny talk. I never really bonded with any of the characters like I normally do. Overall though I loved it. There is a bit more faith talk in this book as opposed to additional Carlson books, but for the most part it doesn’t feel in your face. Since I do delight in her books, I will be reading the next book in the series.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5