I think I'm done getting book recommendations off the internet. #23 was from yet another "good summer read" list. And it was not a "good summer read". Summer is over...and the best summer read has been 50 Shades...and that's not saying much! #23 was Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead. It's about straining to be in the upper class of society, keeping up the appearances and basically how shallow your life is when this is your ultimate goal. The questions of who we are, what we stand for, and our purpose in life are examined and not brought to a good conclusion. It follows a family through the Thursday, Friday, & Saturday wedding of marrying off a very pregnant daughter. The bride seeming to be the only member of the family we really don't get to know at all. The father (the narrator) is a total idiot. I spent the whole story feeling sorry for all the characters.
fl: By Sunday the wedding would be over, and for that Winn Van Meter was grateful. ll: When her revolution was complete and they were separated by the length of their arms, joined only by their fingertips, he let go, releasing her into a life of her own making.
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