This Beautiful Life
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Theevents of a single night shatter one family’s sense of security and identity inthis provocative and deeply affecting domestic drama from Helen Schulman, theacclaimed author of A Day at the Beach and Out of Time. In thetradition of Lionel Shriver, Sue Miller, and Laura Moriarty, Schulman crafts abrilliantly observed portrait of parenting and modern life, cunningly exploringour most deeply-held convictions and revealing the enduring strengths thatemerge in the face of crisis.
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It was a really quick read and it was pretty well written and easy/flowing to read but i had the feeling there was something missing. At least for me personally. This book is about a boy who forwards a sexual video of a girl who has a crusho on him to his friends and the video goes viral. The book deals with the aftermath and what it means to the family. It was a lot more about the parents though than the actual boy and girl and at one point i would have liked a bit more insight/feelings from other people. I did like that it was easy to see each characters point (even if it isn't your personal opinion) but in general i didn't relate a lot to anythingwhile reading this. I also thought that the parents were a bit too depressed about the whole thing, they were this perfect family at first and i couldn't really see an incident like that destroying nearly everything they have. The characters were kind of 2-dimensional mainly because there was no character-development at all.
Description
Theevents of a single night shatter one family’s sense of security and identity inthis provocative and deeply affecting domestic drama from Helen Schulman, theacclaimed author of A Day at the Beach and Out of Time. In thetradition of Lionel Shriver, Sue Miller, and Laura Moriarty, Schulman crafts abrilliantly observed portrait of parenting and modern life, cunningly exploringour most deeply-held convictions and revealing the enduring strengths thatemerge in the face of crisis.
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It was a really quick read and it was pretty well written and easy/flowing to read but i had the feeling there was something missing. At least for me personally. This book is about a boy who forwards a sexual video of a girl who has a crusho on him to his friends and the video goes viral. The book deals with the aftermath and what it means to the family. It was a lot more about the parents though than the actual boy and girl and at one point i would have liked a bit more insight/feelings from other people. I did like that it was easy to see each characters point (even if it isn't your personal opinion) but in general i didn't relate a lot to anythingwhile reading this. I also thought that the parents were a bit too depressed about the whole thing, they were this perfect family at first and i couldn't really see an incident like that destroying nearly everything they have. The characters were kind of 2-dimensional mainly because there was no character-development at all.