Jay C. (jareylee) reviewed on 3/13/2010 + 25 more book reviews

I listened to "Rise and Shine" by Anna Quindlen as an audio book. It was well read by a woman who always made clear who was speaking so I was never confused. The book had plot, characters and essay-like opinions on social problems of our age, peoples' opinions about the problems of our age, and good descriptions of people, places, and situations. However, I felt the book "read" like a soap opera and I never developed much empathy for most of the characters. The two characters I did feel "attached to" were Leo, the narrator's young adult nephew, and Tequila, the office manager at the social work agency that the narrator, Bridget Fitzmaurice, worked for.

Though my book discussion group of women in their 60s - 80s has selected this for May 2011 (yes, we plan ahead), I am concerned that we will have little to discuss.

I'd classify this book as a beach read or an airplane read or similar.

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