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Camille Pagán

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Pagán, Camille
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Pagán, Camille
Geburtstag
20th century
Geschlecht
female
Nationalität
United States of America
Wohnorte
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Penny has had a tough day. Her husband forgot to buy toilet paper, her children are fighting, and she’s stressed out at work. Being the household breadwinner is taking its toll on her, and she's struggling to balance the responsibilities of being an ideal wife and mother.

When her car is towed, she's unable to reach her husband Sanjay for help and turns to Russ, her work nemesis, out of desperation. She later discovers that her best friend Jenny’s daughter is also waiting to go home from camp.

Jenny has a perfect life, or so it seems. She's an optimistic mommy blogger with a spotless house, a perfect daughter, and a wonderful marriage. However, things are not what they seem, and Penny discovers that Jenny has died from a prescription drug habit that she never knew about.

Jenny's death changes everything for Penny. She realizes that her own marriage, like Jenny's, might be in trouble. Her problems with running out of toilet paper and feeling overworked are now insignificant compared to the real issues in her life.

The novel, "I'm Fine and Neither Are You," highlights the importance of communication, the weight of gender roles, and the immense pressure in a social media-driven age to have it all together. The story shows how tragedy can inspire positive change, and encourages us to think about how well we know those closest to us.

The book features wonderful characters and a page-turning plot, making it ideal for fans of women's fiction who aren't averse to novels that tackle unpleasant but important subject matter.
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bfrisch | 17 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 3, 2024 |
So, I typically like stories like this, where people/situations appear perfect, but in reality, its anything but. This was my Kindle First pick for March, and as much as I wanted to like it and thought it had some good messages, ultimately it fell flat for me.

I liked the message it sent that couples (people, in general) don't communicate enough, and that there's so much that can be fixed by just communicating more effectively. And homing in on the point that social media portrays only the "highlight reel" of one's life. Also, beautiful cover and great book title!

I didn't care much for our FMC/narrator, and I wasn't sure if it was just because I couldn't relate to her, a working mother trying to hold her family together. And she came off as very whiny, and annoying after awhile. I didn't care if her and her husband made up at the end. Seemed like everything got better for them very quickly, when in reality, it takes much longer to make a permanent change. I guess I was hoping for something...a little more dramatic as far as family secrets and the friend's death? Also, there were a couple of subplots that seemed like they went nowhere (such as Penny and Russ).

I liked the messages the book was trying to send, but ultimately, the story or the characters didn't resonate with me.
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galian84 | 17 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 1, 2023 |
Maybe it's a 3.5

It felt very repetitive. I swear the FMC mentions wanting kids every other page. She also makes plans based on how she'll have a kid despite the fact that she's getting a divorce, she's 38, she doesn't have a lot of money for fertility treatments, like she just assumes she'll have a kid, so much so that I expected her to find out that she couldn't have kids.
Why do her sisters just randomly have so much money?? Like one of them has a secretary or smth who gets the FMC's plane tickets and then switches the return to her husband's name and blah blah. Who has that kind of money?? And then they're like oh i dont think we can afford to put mom in a retirement home. ?? What.
The FMC and her ex BFF should have taken longer to get back together. I swear they had 5 short convos between her thinking that he thought her mom was a manipulative racist and not having talked to him in 15 years, and then they're dating. And they start dating within a month of her telling her husband that she wants a divorce.

But I do like second chance, already know each other and then fall for each other kind of romance. And I liked the storyline well enough. I enjoyed it as I read it, but analyzing it...I don't love it so so much.
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_missnomer_ | 6 weitere Rezensionen | Nov 25, 2023 |
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy of this entertaining read.

Every mother and wife will likely relate in some way to Maggie Harris. We all give part of ourselves to those we love, making their life the focus of ours.

Maggie's got an empty nest and a long-term marriage that she's assumed will last until "death do us part". Not so, according to her husband who shocks her with news he is not happy in their marriage and is out the door.

Maggie's lost. The foundation of her happiness has always been her family, and now that foundation is on shaky ground. She doesn't see a way to be happy on her own. She's forgotten how to be the woman she was decades ago.

But she is stronger than she thinks. The story leads us down many paths Maggie tests. Some work for her, some do not, and somewhere along the way she remembers how to live to make herself happy.

I like the author's sense of humor in the writing, and she doesn't take the easy way out with her characters. She puts Maggie through the ringer--and it makes Maggie a stronger woman along the way.
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JillHannah | 14 weitere Rezensionen | Nov 20, 2023 |

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