two women in their mid-thirties (Maxi and Bess) have been best friends for 16 years. but between New Year's Day and Valentine's Day, 2000, the friendship slowly disintegrates as Maxi's luck in love and work takes a downturn, and Bess ends up with a wonderful man and her star begins to rise at work.
so that's the story. as for my opinion of the book...
worst. book. ever.
ok, not quite ever. but it was definitely the worst book i've read in quite some time. the friendship was supposed to be falling apart, and really, the only way you could really tell was when bess would say things like, "i wondered how many more 'girls' nights in' we would have." only at the very end - like in the last few days of the story - was it really evident that they weren't as tight as they once were. you would expect that a story like this would be full of tension between the two of them, but really, there wasn't much. to be honest, the only reason i kept reading the book to the end was because i was just waiting for something - anything! - to happen.
ok, during the last week, there was one incident involving Rocks, Bess' boyfriend's dog, but other than that, nothing. zilch. nada.
it seemed the author wrote with the same existential ennui that bess felt at the beginning. too bad the author couldn't shake it like Bess did. if i could sum up the book in one word, it would be meh. the coolest thing about this book was the outfits on the front cover. i should have stopped there.
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