Ghosts
Ratings50
Average rating3.8
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Ratings50
Average rating3.8
A smart, sexy, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about ex-boyfriends, imperfect parents, friends with kids, and a man who disappears the moment he says "I love you." Nina Dean is not especially bothered that she's single. She owns her own apartment, she's about to publish her second book, she has a great relationship with her ex-boyfriend and enough friends to keep her social calendar full and her hangovers plentiful. And when she downloads a dating app, she does the seemingly impossible: she meets a great guy on her first date. Max is handsome and built like a lumberjack, he has floppy blond hair and is a financially successful accountant. But more surprising than anything else, Nina and Max have chemistry. Their conversations are witty and ironic, they both hate sports, they dance together like fools, they happily dig deep into the nuances of crappy music, and they create an entire universe of private jokes and chemical bliss. But when Max ghosts her, Nina is forced to deal with everything she's been trying so hard to ignore: her father's Alzheimer's is getting worse, and so is her mother's denial of it; her editor hates her new book idea; and her best friend from childhood is icing her out. Funny, tender and eminently, movingly relatable, Ghosts is a whip-smart tale of relationships and modern life.
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this book felt like a warm hug for someone who is also Going Thru It
I would make a strong case for the argument that every adult on this earth is sitting on a bench waiting for their parents to pick them up, whether they know it or not. I think we wait until the day we die.
“Maybe friendship is being the guardian of another person's hope. Leave it with me and I'll look after it for a while if it feels too heavy for now.”
I went into Ghosts without knowing much about the book at all, besides the fact that a lot of people have said they loved and enjoyed it.
I believe that this is a perfect exploration of what dating often looks like in today's society. I also think this was a great portrayal of how it's not fun growing older, especially having to witness your loved ones growing older too and all the complications and responsibilities that come with it.
There were so many heartbreaking and heartfelt moments and I loved that it served as a reminder that we don't always need a significant other to experience a type of love that is profound. It's often around us in our friends, families and/or simply ourselves.
I can't wait to check out more works by this author.
4/5 stars
This book was just a snapshot of the main character's life, and honestly it wasn't anything super unique, but it felt so real and raw and thorough that I absolutely adored it.
