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Spoiler alert ! (I guess). The plot was so silly and contrived that I couldn't take this book seriously. She works as a psychic and marries the husband of her sister's lesbian lover who burned herself to death. It was ridiculous. I had to read this for book club, otherwise I wouldn't have read beyond the first few chapters.


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Lucky Us A Novel Amy Bloom 9781400067244 Books Reviews

Amy Bloom wins again! LUCKY US is a very engaging story of sisters, friends and eccentric family. After starting poor, these half sisters attempt to survive; each of their mothers have shaped them, and also the father that went between the two famiies. On their own they meet and live with the most odd characters. The strength of these girls to care for themselves and friends is amazing. Love runs smoothly woman to woman, woman to man, and woman to child. Mothering each other and others. Though most times not knowing where the next meal would come from, they were lucky.
This book fell flat for me. I couldn't get into any of the characters and the book was jumping around and moving from characters POV to letters. I could not get settled into the story. While some of the characters were interesting I was very detached from them. I actually struggled to make myself continue reading this book and I'm someone who loves to read and generally can't put a book down. I thought certain lines were brillant but overall I felt this book needed more structure, better developed characters and editing to go deeper into fewer characters so I could form a relationship.
Well written and enlightened book - though not historically accurate with idioms and colloquialisms (which actually makes it easier to read). Enjoyable - funny and disturbing. Some of it just makes me anxious, or sad, or concerned. Other aspects make me wonder. So, I recommend it if you are looking for a new read, a well told story, and a look into a life culture that may or may not really be out there. I know this is not a deep dive into the book, but it is a 4-star book, not a 5-star book. Read it anyway. It's worth it.
I guess maybe I stuck to this book because of long subway rides. I found the characters confusing, and the style of telling a story through letters made it hard to follow. There were some redeeming passages, but not enough for me to recommend the novel.
There are as many characters in this book as there are reasons to recommend reading it. It had several separate stories within the story that made me sad when each story ended as in Gus's life with his new family in Germany and Edgar's beautiful jazz singer lover. I could have read a whole book just about her. The life of the two sisters, Eva and Iris was one rough road with a series of unfortunate events to rival the Kennedy's but through it all, the many characters and supporting cast as well as the strong if unusual relationships they build along the way are what make them lucky indeed!
Not great, wouldn't really recommend. Character development didn't really have me liking any of them! Think she was bored with writing it and ended it abruptly. Was not the least bit up lifting, I don't think author really liked these characters either. Maybe it was autobiographical....if so, then I really feel sorry for her!
The "family" at the heart of Amy Bloom's mostly successful novel is, at the onset, primarily just two half sisters, Eva and Iris. Yes, there's a mother, who isn't very motherly and who exits quickly, and a father who is a sweet ne'er-do-well widower cum con artist. But the family grows in charming ways as Eva and Iris make their way to California so the older and more attractive Iris can find fame as an actress during the early years of World War II. Lucky Us begins in Ohio, moves to Texas, Hollywood, Long Island and even London with delightful characters joining them along the way.

The term lucky in the title seemed ironic for much of the novel, as the heroines mostly struggle with little reward. To call Iris a B-actress would be generous. And Eva spends much of her teen years reading Tarot cards for desperate women in a beauty parlor. But Eva is considered the intelligent one and things begin to pan out for her. Iris isn't quite as lucky. The pleasure of Lucky Us is that the title isn't ironic; it's hopeful. The family that the characters create doesn't care about the sexual preference, skin color or failures of anyone. The beautiful tableau at the end make up for a brief stretch of tedium in the novel's middle and make it all worth the effort. There's a lot of love in this story.
Spoiler alert ! (I guess). The plot was so silly and contrived that I couldn't take this book seriously. She works as a psychic and marries the husband of her sister's lesbian lover who burned herself to death. It was ridiculous. I had to read this for book club, otherwise I wouldn't have read beyond the first few chapters.