The Lending Library

This sounds like it was both written and read by machines, white machines; formulaic, staccato, empty. 4 people found this helpful

I\’m so sorry to say that I couldn\’t bear to finish this book. The characters are vapid and boring. For example, early in the story one calls another (both artists in art school) quirky for having shoes in colors other than black or brown and bringing home-baked goods to gatherings. Anyone who knows an artist knows that red shoes and muffins wouldn\’t even register on the creativity and quirkiness scale. The descriptions are amateurish and self-indulgent. I never grew fond of any of the characters and there are too many good books out there waiting for me, so I bailed – something I rarely do. I really wanted to like it. I really did. On the other hand, the narration was well done. 3 people found this helpful

I absolutely loved this book. Just when you think you know how it will go, there is a gentle turn. So heartwarming. It felt like a warm hug. 2 people found this helpful

I’m not sure why I even finished this book. I suppose I was hoping the characters would redeem themselves. How is Kendra even a friend? She gets angry that Dodie is going through traumas and isn’t “there” to talk about her new boyfriend? She lays on the guilt that D’s library was closed for a couple of days? People “rely” on her FREE work? The story proffers the idea that a single woman “isn’t ready” for children, and that the volunteer work D is doing is more important? That because she’s never had a child before, she could t be ready? And Shep is a loser, too. A liar and a manipulator. I’m so disheartened after finishing this book. The author should be ashamed that she put this forward as some sort of “forward thinking adult way of seeing things” piece. If the environment of this book accepts outright abusive relationships as normal and healthy and it’s dangerous. 2 people found this helpful

I loved this book. I loved the allusion to so many stories, some I have read and some not. I loved the characters and their development. 2 people found this helpful

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