Good Day,
This blog is is going to change the format of our monthly book club meetings. So what I'll be doing is blogging about the chosen book every other month, and then we will meet on the other months for mimosas. So feel free to chime in the the Monthly books, suggest a book.. or just come through and enjoy a mimosa with me. Enjoy!
The book for this month (September) was "I'm so happy for you" by Lucinda Rosenfeld. It is a novel about the relationship between best friends.
On one hand there is the Daphne, who is suicidal and cant find herself in her "own" relationship but leans on Wendy to be her savior in EVERY situation, which, among other things, has wedged some space between Wendy and her husband, Adam.
Wendy who is an editor, and married but is the primary breadwinner because her husband decided to take a break from life to write a book. The other thing that plagues Wendy is that she wants a baby.. Bad and her husband is happy with the life they are living, without a baby.
When Adams dad gets sick, Wendy tries hard be there for her husband but it also gives her time to reflect on her life and where things are going. Also in the blink of an eye Daphne finds herself married, in a brownstone in NY and pregnant. Although Daphne had a new love and a new life, She seemingly gets close to Adam and Wendy begins to find out information second hand from Adam about her bestie. She even thinks the baby is his and not Daphne's husbands.
1.do you think the irony of the title of the book can be applied to all friendships?
After a ruined baby shower (Daphne's)and a separation notice from her husband, Wendy finds herself in an unfamiliar position. She has now lost her husband and her bestie.. but has gained a pregnancy. thats right shes pregnant.
2. At the end of the novel everyone winds up in a far different place from which they started. Do you think Wendy and Daphne will be happy? Will they be happy for each other?
3. and lastly Which character do you relate to most? why?
So tell me what you think.
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Clap, clap bravo on a good choice for the book club. It was really well written. I like the author's voice. It seemed very realistic.
ReplyDeleteHere goes nothing...
1. Even in the best relationships, people's best and worst outcomes push you to reevaluate your goals, attributes, character flaws. In some ways, that's good. Hopefully the circle that you surround yourself with will continuously inspire you and prevent you from remaining stagnant. But I think we can all relate to the stance of saying "Oh, that's great" but thinking something else. I think it's human nature but it is definitely a part of who we are as women. The key to a good friendship is overcoming the need to compete. It is not as important as the need to support.
2. Wendy and Daphne were probably never really best friends because there were strange limitations on what they shared with each other. They should have been able to lean on each other the most difficult times in their lives, but they didn't want to burden or seem more/less important than the other. Leading separate lives and growing apart, but nonetheless, growing was probably the best option for them. That doesn't mean that live wouldn't lead them back to a better, stronger friendship but they wouldn't have been able to see flourish individually or collectively.
3. I see traits of myself in all of the characters. There were instances from Wendy's flashbacks to their college years that I could relate to her. I think Wendy's need to be there for her friends is a big element that we share, even if she had purely selfish intentions motivating her actions.
So, hostess with the mostest...what's the next title? Or should we all research of few book titles?