This is Ok as far as it goes, the story of 3 sisters who all end up back at their parents house having made a series of mistakes and needing to regroup. They're the daughters of a Shakespeare professor and their names as well as their conversation is peppered with quotes from the bard. Its not terribly adventurous, with the various conundrums being played out and tied up in a big bow at the end. The thing that really go on my nerves was thew style of the telling. It is written in the third person plural, as if being told by the sisters as a collective. but you'll have a paragraph about one sister and then suddenly a sentence or part sentence in the third person and it just read very oddly. The story wasn't strong enough to get over the grammatical quirk and I found it hard to get engaged with the sisters on that basis. ( )

Quite good and reasonably well-written. Predictable, but I enjoyed it and will be on the lookout for the author's second book. ( )

"You did bring a book, didn't you?" p 69

I liked the way Brown crafted her sentences. I also liked that I could relate to a character quite strongly.

There was a decided lack of pop-culture references, which was quite refreshing. Some of the actual plot points were unbelievable to begin with, though, and the ending tied things up too neatly and easily for everyone involved.

But it was an easy, light read that made me glad I'm a reader - and thankful that I get along well with my siblings.

Note: There is a fair amount of profanity and sexual references.

"Would [she always be] chasing some shadow of the way things were Supposed to Be? There were days, yes, when [she] felt as though she had been on this earth forever....but she knew she was young. It seemed so early to have signed her whole life away, but it seemed so exhausting to change anything." p 110 ( )

A great story about family dynamics and expectations, the abrupt ending disarmed me - I was not ready to say goodbye to the Weird Sisters. ( )

Three daughters of a Shakespeare professor come back home as adults when their mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. Living in the small Ohio college town and under the same roof again after so many years isn't not difficult, and all of their secrets start leaking out.

From the start I suspected that the imaginary small Ohio town was based on Gambier (home of Kenyon College), and lo, I was (half) right! The author has been quoted as saying that she based the town and the college within it on a mix of Kenyon and Oberlin! That made the book extra-fun for me, but it's also just a great read. The relationships between the sisters ring true, as do each of their own struggles and triumphs. The myriad nods to Shakespeare's plays throughout are a fantastic touch, too. Definitely recommended. ( )