Commonwealth (Bloomsbury Publishing)

DNF :|

Wie verändern sich Familien Dynamiken? Das Buch begleiten Eltern und ihre Kinder über viele Jahre. Es war sehr schön, interessant und spannend aber ich muss sagen dass ich es nicht geliebt habe. Ein gutes 3 Sterne Buch würde ich sagen. ⏳👶♥️

My first Ann Patchett. Picked up at the library after being assigned some essays from [b: This Is A Story Of A Happy Marriage|17349222|This is the Story of a Happy Marriage|Ann Patchett|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1375215541s/17349222.jpg|18373204] in a writing class and getting curious about her fiction. A few other people in my class also read it and felt like the backstory was unnecessary. I'm not sure I agree; it did drag a bit, but I think it was useful in setting up that these children were raised in a different time, by parents with different priorities. I think the best part of this book was the central concept: boy meets girl, boy is famous author with writer's block, boy pillages girl's life to write biggest hit yet, book is turned into a movie. As much as people joke around about who would play them in a movie of their lives, it was unsettling to imagine it happening like it happened to this family, without their previous knowledge or permission. Overall I quite liked the book. I guess it's not for everyone, based on the reactions of my classmates who also read (or tried to read) it, but I thought it was good.