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A review by marilynw
Right After the Weather by Carol Anshaw
3.0
Right After the Weather by Carol Anshaw
Cate is a 40-ish set designer living in Chicago. Her ex husband, from long ago, is living in her spare room, she is being stalked by her ex Dana and she has a budding relationship with Meredith. Cate is funny, scatterbrained, and a good friend. It's when we are in her head, hearing her every thought, that we get to see that Cate isn't as sweet and non judgmental as we thought she was. Still, even her inner thoughts can be funny if not a bit, or a lot, hypocritical.
Cate is really a very lucky 40-ish woman despite her unhappiness with how much of her life is progressing. She has parents and an ex husband who can bolster her financially and in many ways she seems to be able to hold off becoming the adult most people need to be at the age of 40. Then, into Cate's life comes a violent event, one that she is very much a part of and Cate feels shattered.
As much as I enjoyed some of the book, it never really went anywhere. We don't get resolutions for much of anything which can be like real life, sometimes. But when reading a novel, it'd be nice to have a sense of something moving forward. I guess Cate is going to keep floundering through life, second guessing herself, but being semi okay.
Published October 1, 2019
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for this ARC.
Cate is a 40-ish set designer living in Chicago. Her ex husband, from long ago, is living in her spare room, she is being stalked by her ex Dana and she has a budding relationship with Meredith. Cate is funny, scatterbrained, and a good friend. It's when we are in her head, hearing her every thought, that we get to see that Cate isn't as sweet and non judgmental as we thought she was. Still, even her inner thoughts can be funny if not a bit, or a lot, hypocritical.
Cate is really a very lucky 40-ish woman despite her unhappiness with how much of her life is progressing. She has parents and an ex husband who can bolster her financially and in many ways she seems to be able to hold off becoming the adult most people need to be at the age of 40. Then, into Cate's life comes a violent event, one that she is very much a part of and Cate feels shattered.
As much as I enjoyed some of the book, it never really went anywhere. We don't get resolutions for much of anything which can be like real life, sometimes. But when reading a novel, it'd be nice to have a sense of something moving forward. I guess Cate is going to keep floundering through life, second guessing herself, but being semi okay.
Published October 1, 2019
Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for this ARC.