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So Much for That
So Much for That: A Novel | Lionel Shriver
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Shep Knacker has long saved for "the Afterlife," an idyllic retreat in the Third World where his nest egg can last forever. Exasperated that his wife, Glynis, has concocted endless excuses why it's never the right time to go, Shep finally announces he's leaving for a Tanzanian island, with or without her. Yet Glynis has some news of her own: she's deathly ill. Shep numbly puts his dream aside, while his nest egg is steadily devastated by staggering bills that their health insurance only partially covers. Astonishingly, illness not only strains their marriage but saves it. From acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Lionel Shriver comes a searing, ruthlessly honest novel. Brimming with unexpected tenderness and dry humor, it presses the question: How much is one life worth?
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So Much for That: A Novel | Lionel Shriver
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Shepherd‘s dream of escaping the dull rat race to start The Afterlife on a lush, remote island is stalled when his wife Glynis is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and he must rethink his plan as their funds quickly dwindle.

Read August 5-14
Rated 4/5 ⭐️
Book 32/60

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So Much for That: A Novel | Lionel Shriver
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I hit the jackpot at Half Price Books today! 🎰

Megabooks After the eclipse is great! 4y
RainyDayReading I read Starvation Heights years ago and enjoyed it! Was a little weird reading about something that is so close to me (being from WA and all) but it was cool to read about a little known darker piece of our history. Hope you enjoy it! 4y
BlameJennyJane @Megabooks great to hear! That was the one I wasn‘t familiar with but the description was great so it had to go home with me! 4y
BlameJennyJane @RainyDayReading I couldn‘t wait to start it. So far the setting is as much a character as anything else. It‘s fantastic so far! 4y
RainyDayReading @BlameJennyJane Glad to hear it! The setting is quite atmospheric. Though it helps that the author I think is also from the PNW so that also helps. 4y
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mklong
So Much for That: A Novel | Lionel Shriver
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If a series of Facebook rants somehow became a novel, it would be this one. At first, all of characters ranting was funny, even a bit cathartic, but once I realized that that‘s pretty much all there is here, it grew extremely tiresome and repetitive. It finally reached a point at the end where I was emotionally involved, but it‘s too little too late. If this book had been 250 pages long I might have liked it. 450 pages of it though, no thank you.

BarbaraBB Great pic! 🌷 5y
mklong @BarbaraBB Thanks! 5y
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So Much for That: A Novel | Lionel Shriver
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My Powell's stack. Hubby bought some too. I just want to live here. I don't mean Portland, I mean Powell's! 😍 📚 #powells

Jillsandypants Me too!! 7y
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AbstractMonica Lovely 😻 7y
SharonGoforth Love your mug!!☕️ 7y
erinreads I need that mug! 😻 7y
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