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by Jami Attenberg
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Overdue
Overdue rated it 10 years ago
This is a disturbing novel. Many readers look at it as the story of three generations of a dysfunctial family. If you look at 3 generations of any family, I'm sure you will find several oddballs. I believe this novel is speaking to us, the American people. Every day we are bombarded with ads about s...
Overdue
Overdue rated it 11 years ago
This is a disturbing novel. Many readers look at it as the story of three generations of a dysfunctial family. If you look at 3 generations of any family, I'm sure you will find several oddballs. I believe this novel is speaking to us, the American people. Every day we are bombarded with ads about s...
Overdue
Overdue rated it 11 years ago
This is a disturbing novel. Many readers look at it as the story of three generations of a dysfunctial family. If you look at 3 generations of any family, I'm sure you will find several oddballs. I believe this novel is speaking to us, the American people. Every day we are bombarded with ads about s...
Memories From Books on Booklikes
Memories From Books on Booklikes rated it 11 years ago
Review first published on my blog: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-middlesteins.htmlThe Middlesteins takes on the tough issues of obesity. The obese person - who they are, how they got to this point, why they got to this point, and to what extent their obesity defines them. It als...
I'm Reading...
I'm Reading... rated it 11 years ago
What a beautiful book about family relations! A must-read for everyone who loves to read.Other thoughts/reviews:Everyday I Write the Book: http://everydayiwritethebookblog.com/2013/06/the-middlesteins-by-jami-attenberg/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FvAsA+%28Eve...
Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!"
Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!" rated it 11 years ago
This book is about a very flawed midwest Jewish family. The book hinges on two events; the twins b'nai mitzvah, and Edie and Richard Middlestein's thirty plus year marriage falling apart due to her not taking care of herself and eating way too many processed foods all hours of the day and night. It'...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 11 years ago
BABTA layered. bittersweet tragi-comedy about three generations of a Jewish family from the Chicago suburbs.BBC Blurb: Edie Middlestein is a woman who can't stop eating. Her family fear she will eat herself to death. But Edie's heart and soul feel full when her stomach is full. And as she alternates...
lisa's reviews
lisa's reviews rated it 11 years ago
This book was a quick, satisfying read for me. I wasn't expecting it to move as quickly as it did, but I so enjoyed the characters (even the ones I didn't like) that I was a little disappointed to have the book end when it did.
tens00
tens00 rated it 11 years ago
I tried but found this tough to get into.
Literary Sara
Literary Sara rated it 11 years ago
I was wary of this book. I do wish there were more characters of size in novels--everyone is wish-fulfillment slender or appealingly plush, no monumental Mrs. Mingotts these days. But in a wearying culture of obesity panic, I was understandably worried when I heard that one of the main characters is...
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