Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Reads! Today I am sharing a few quotes from Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple. I am listening to the audio version and it is definitely a quirky story.
Book Beginnings is a book meme hosted by Rose City Reader where participants share quotes (the first sentence, or so) of the book, along with initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.
The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice, and the rules are quite simple: Grab a book, any book, and turn to page 56 or 56% in your e-reader. Find any non-spoilery sentence(s) and post.
THIS WEEK’S BOOK: Where’D you Go, Bernadette
Title: Where'd You Go, BernadetteAuthor: Maria Semple
Narrator: Kathleen Wilhoite
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Publication Date: August 14, 2012
Bernadette Fox has vanished.
When her daughter Bee claims a family trip to Antarctica as a reward for perfect grades, Bernadette, a fiercely intelligent shut-in, throws herself into preparations for the trip. But worn down by years of trying to live the Seattle life she never wanted, Ms. Fox is on the brink of a meltdown. And after a school fundraiser goes disastrously awry at her hands, she disappears, leaving her family to pick up the pieces--which is exactly what Bee does, weaving together an elaborate web of emails, invoices, and school memos that reveals a secret past Bernadette has been hiding for decades. Where'd You Go Bernadette is an ingenious and unabashedly entertaining novel about a family coming to terms with who they are and the power of a daughter's love for her mother.
THOUGHTS
The movie adaptation of this book is coming out close to Mother’s day, so I am listening in the hopes of seeing it soon. I am not sure if I enjoy the narrator or not. However, the character of Bernadette is an eccentric woman who reminds me quite a bit of Larry David for some reason.
BOOK BEGINNING
“You don’t remember?” I said. “You told me when I started Galer Street that if I got perfect grades the whole way through, I could have anything I wanted for a graduation present.”
“I do remember,” mom said. “It was to ward off further talk of a pony.”
“That’s what I wanted when I was little,” I said. “But now I want something different. Aren’t you curious what it is?”
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Not my sort of read but it does sound like a fascinating story. This week I am featuring Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs – a new one by a favorite author. Happy reading!
I have wanted to read this one, too! I might have to listen to that audiobook. I think that I kind of like that narrator. LOL
I hope that you enjoy listening to it! 🙂
I’m curious! And I’d keep reading to find out what she wants.
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It is certainly an interesting request. 😉
I’ve heard so many good this about this book. I haven’t read it yet, but I hope you enjoy it.
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It is a pretty enjoyable read so far! 🙂
I liked this book a lot. So funny! I Hope you like it too! Happy weekend!
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It really is quite funny! 🙂
I wanted to like this book so much more than I did. It is quite silly and had so much more potential, but I suspect the silliness is why it was so popular. My Friday Quotes
I keep going back and forth wondering if it is a little over the top myself. 😉
I didn’t realize the movie was coming out so soon – I’ll still have to pick up the book. 🙂
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I actually think that the movie has a chance at being better than the book. I think some of the humour needs a visual. 😉
Hope you enjoy it! Happy reading! 🙂
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I NEED to read this book since it sounds AMAZING. Plus i’m a sucker for watching any book-to-movie adaptations and it would make the experience so much nicer if I read it first gahhh!
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I am crossing my fingers that this one is well adapted! 😉
I’ve always wanted to check this book out. I hope you enjoy the rest of this audio book. Happy listening!
I think I’ve seen the cover of this book before but never really checked out what it’s about. Now that I’ve read the synopsis it sounds like a nice mother/daughter story. Happy reading!
I’ve seen this book around on blogs and social media but I never took the time to read the synopsis and that + the quotes is making me really intrigued with it!
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It is a really quirky book. 😉
I read this book and loved it! I am so excited for the movie!
I think it is going to be such a fantastic movie! I hope that we both love it. 🙂
I think it’s great that a 15 year old considers her mom a best friend.
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The mother-daughter aspect of this story is really interesting! 🙂
This actually sounds quite intriguing. And I am a fan of the cover. Now I am going to check out the movie trailer!
It is a different kind of story. I can’t wait to see the direction that the movie goes in. 🙂