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This thread is to discuss Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple.

Pages: 330 pages

Length: 1 month (February)

Participants: Beth, Emily, Thieryn

Everyone reads at their own pace during a Buddy Read. Because participants can be at different parts of the book at different times, it is extremely important to mark spoilers so that the book is not ruined for someone who is not as far along as others!!!

Mark spoilers by placing {spoiler} before the text and {/spoiler} after the text but use the < and > instead of the { and }.

Here are some questions to help get the conversation started! Feel free to look up discussion questions specific to this book or come up with your own. Just make sure any questions that contain spoilers are under spoiler tags.
Discussion questions are not required but may be a fun way to talk about the book and get to know each other!

Prior to starting:
What prompted you to join this buddy read?
Have you read this author before? What do you think of their other books?

Mid-read:
What character or ideas do you relate to the most and why?
Do you have any favorite quotes or scenes?

After reading:
What was enjoyable or not-so-enjoyable about this book?
Did this book change your perception about anything, either within the book (character development) or in real life?

Finished this morning.

My review

As I said there, I'm not sure the ending really came together for me. I'm curious to hear others' thoughts!

I finished today. I didn't know too much about it going into it so I didn't really go into it with any expectations but I really liked it! I don't read a lot of books that are told through letters, emails, texts, etc. like this one was, but when it's done well I do enjoy it and I liked the way it wove into the narrative.

I agree with Beth, the ending felt a little rushed to me. I liked the ending but the pacing felt off and I would've liked to see it built up a little more.