Everyone She Loved: A Novel (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
This book was okay. It took me awhile to get into it. I almost put it down after 50 pages, something would suck me in, I would continue reading, hate it for another paragraph or two, get sucked in again, and so on and so forth throughout the whole book.Would I recommend it? No.To jog my memory of what the book was about:A lady named Penelope dies (is murdered), and she had a will that said her friends had to approve of the woman her husband will marry. Her husband hooks up with a young dance teacher, who ends up moving in with him and his two daughters, one of whom is anorexic and the other one, a chubby little girl who ends up becoming bulimic. A family friend named Lucy has an affair with Penelope's husband, and the dance teacher becomes jealous because SHE wants him, and blah, blah, blah. I just finished it yesterday and I can't even remember how it ends. Oh yeah, Lucy gets into a car accident and Penelope's husband and two kids move in with her. There are some books that I read a chapter here and a chapter there and take me forever to read. This was one of those books. I never got into it. At all. But I make myself finish every book I start, so here I am. There were too many sub-plots. Way too many. Death and cheating and lesbianism and obesity and anorexia and bulimia. Add it crazy characters, none of which I liked, and it didn't make for such a great read. Okay, I take that back. I kinda liked the two kids although its really more that I felt sorry for them than anything else. And that's all I have to say about that.
What do You think about Everyone She Loved: A Novel (2009)?
This book is painful to read. The storyline had amazing potential...but the writing was awful
—Peacebailey
An interesting read of the story of 4 college friends and the path their lives take.
—skyjockie
I was super cranky reading this book!!! The characters made me mad!!! grrr!!
—heromhd
LOved it! Everything you want in a novel: wise, touching, warm and funny.
—caspiamay
