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Sandwich
by Catherine Newman
I saw some rave reviews for this in my FB group, yet the reviews on Goodreads seem mixed, and more on the negative side. It's short, I borrowed it from the library, so I figured I'd give it a try and see what the buzz (positive and negative) was about. Coming in somewhat skeptical, I think I was pleasantly surprised.
I'm the same age as the MC, going through some hot flashes. I don't think I'm nearly as high maintenance as she is though! She had a habit of thinking something, and saying out loud (not really realizing she's voicing it openly). It happened quite a few times ... I wasn't sure if I thought that was funny or annoying.
Not a ton of story. It was 1st person/present tense, and then would have memory shifts to the past, no heading, but clarified by the ages of the children "The fall Jamie was four and Willa was not yet one ..." These time shifts were subtle and sudden, , and they were a bit obscure. We/the reader (at least I) wasn't quite sure what was happening in them. It did slip into past tense, which helped keep them separate. Very simple Table of Contents, showing that beyond the memory slips, this stayed quickly chronological, and covers the ONE week away, starting on Saturday, ending on Friday.
This was very "left" ... very open discussions of abortion and homosexuality (I wasn't sure if the MC was actually bi or if that was a joke between her and her lesbian daughter). A very open and "friend" relationship between the parents and their adult children. A good relationship with the aging parents too, although still ... I don't want to grow old, even under the best of circumstances.
There was proFanity (x37) and some sex, nothing too explicitly detailed. Other words/terms I notice ... Lapis, sourdough. Covid came into play, discussions about when it was affecting things. I had to laugh a little at the Amazon info at the end (the kids still use their parents account rather than spending money on their own Prime membership ... my grown children do the same. I see their orders ;) ... connection there!)
I'm the same age as the MC, going through some hot flashes. I don't think I'm nearly as high maintenance as she is though! She had a habit of thinking something, and saying out loud (not really realizing she's voicing it openly). It happened quite a few times ... I wasn't sure if I thought that was funny or annoying.
Not a ton of story. It was 1st person/present tense, and then would have memory shifts to the past, no heading, but clarified by the ages of the children "The fall Jamie was four and Willa was not yet one ..." These time shifts were subtle and sudden, , and they were a bit obscure. We/the reader (at least I) wasn't quite sure what was happening in them. It did slip into past tense, which helped keep them separate. Very simple Table of Contents, showing that beyond the memory slips, this stayed quickly chronological, and covers the ONE week away, starting on Saturday, ending on Friday.
This was very "left" ... very open discussions of abortion and homosexuality (I wasn't sure if the MC was actually bi or if that was a joke between her and her lesbian daughter). A very open and "friend" relationship between the parents and their adult children. A good relationship with the aging parents too, although still ... I don't want to grow old, even under the best of circumstances.
There was proFanity (x37) and some sex, nothing too explicitly detailed. Other words/terms I notice ... Lapis, sourdough. Covid came into play, discussions about when it was affecting things. I had to laugh a little at the Amazon info at the end (the kids still use their parents account rather than spending money on their own Prime membership ... my grown children do the same. I see their orders ;) ... connection there!)