Lauren Takes Leave edition by Julie Gerstenblatt Literature Fiction eBooks
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Here’s the truth Wife, mother, and middle school teacher Lauren Worthing needs some time off from her busy, suburban life. So when a jury duty summons arrives, it creates the perfect alibi for ditching her slightly unfulfilling career, slightly spoiled children, slightly absentee husband, and slightly criminal babysitter. With uninhibited friends like Jodi Moncrieff and Kat O'Connell by her side, Lauren takes leave of her senses and embarks on a weeklong pleasure bender.
From the chilly exam room of a local dermatologist’s office to the marble master bathroom of a suburban McMansion, Lauren explores deep, probing questions that come with middle age and upper middle class complacency. Questions like, who is she, really? And, why didn’t anyone tell her not to pole dance in Louboutins? Before the week is over, Lauren and her friends have moved far away from the chick-lit stereotypes they've become and closer to the lying, cheating, stealing bad-asses they didn't know they'd ever want to be.
Lauren Takes Leave is a riotously funny tale of women on the verge.
Lauren Takes Leave edition by Julie Gerstenblatt Literature Fiction eBooks
First, you have to give this book for at least 3 stars if you have a kid and are a working mom. Second, I don't read reviews until after I'm done with a book for good reason. This is FICTION, it doesn't have to be realistic, it just has to be well written and get you hooked. This was a great story but there was just too much, felt a bit overwhelmed by all the drama and underwhelmed by the completely ridiculous happy ending.Overall, I liked the story and felt it was worth of a 3 star review.
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Lauren Takes Leave edition by Julie Gerstenblatt Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Attention teachers and suburban Moms who can't get away but wish they could. Julie Gerstenblatt's novel Lauren takes Leave is a sophisticated read for those in a rut wondering what life can be beyond the cocoon of the suburbs. It's an escape for teachers who yearn for a break from their school routine if only for a few days. Join the fun with a group of memorable characters in this laugh out loud page turner. I loved it!
I had such a great time reading Lauren Takes Leave! I can't believe all the action that Julie Gerstenblatt packed into this book. I loved escaping with Lauren and her zany friends. There were so many twists and turns that made me keep turning the page with a smile on my face and more than one out-loud laugh! The author really gets to the heart of many of the frustrations busy moms feel. So many women will relate to this book and enjoy going on Lauren's adventures with her.
Warning this review contains spoilers!
Lauren Takes Leave sets a new standard for the chick lit/women's fiction/beach book genre. Julie Gerstenblatt's marvelous novel kept me up until well past midnight last night and left me wishing for more! It's a hilarious riff on the 80's movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, except this time it's the teacher (ha!) who uses a jury duty summons to skip out on her job, her husband, children, and (almost) her sanity. Gerstenblatt's prose is rip-roaringingly funny and includes a cast of zany characters that are as diverse as they are funny sardonic Kat, narcissistic Jodi, You Tube rapping sensation MC Lenny, Satanic suburban mom Leslie, and mega-movie star Tim Cubix (who Lauren and friends happen upon in South Beach and who is concealing a few secrets of his own). No sooner has Lauren embarked on an illicit jaunt to Miami than she is confronted with a former high school crush who is convinced they belong together. Before the weekend is over (spoiler alert!), Lauren finds herself tattooed, marching in South Beach's Gay Pride parade alongside a dead body, and found out by her husband and employer.
Gerstenblatt's prose is energetic and well-observed. She writes possibly the funniest dialogue I've read in years. But here's the thing that sets this novel apart. It's a novel about contemporary women who behave badly--at times really badly!--and yet they get away with it (to a large extent) the same way male protagonists have been sowing wild oats forever without too many consequences. This feels unprecedented in women's fiction. It's a celebration of women behaving badly--women who are also professionals and mothers and pillars of their suburban community. So many women's novels are about shopping and sex, not necessarily in that order. This one takes the current formula and turns it on its ear. It's got many of the elements (suburban ennui, a little shopping) which only sets the characters on their madcap journey over the course of one week. Oh, and did I forget? These women have real emotions, real problems personal and financial, and real lives. They're just like us, but better written. Julie Gerstenblatt is the heir apparent to Susan Isaacs and Nora Ephron, and I hope she gifts us with her writing for years to come.
So pour yourself a cocktail, get comfy in your beach chair, and make sure you have no interruptions on your horizon. Let Lauren Takes Leave transport you away!
I'm familiar with Julie Gerstenblatt from her Huffington Post columns, so when I saw that she'd written a novel, I didn't hesitate to download it. I was in serious need of a brief "leave" from my own world of YA Lit and felt sure this author would have what it takes to spin a fun adult tale with plenty of laughs and memorable characters.
Gerstenblatt delivers the goods.
What starts with one small fib by main character Lauren, quickly gathers steam, becoming a colossal lie avalanche barreling downhill until it launches her and her sidekick pals off on a rollicking good adventure. Gerstenblatt takes her characters (and us) to the very brink of suspended disbelief collapse and gets away with it in style.
Another reader beat me to the punch in mentioning her Nora Ephron-esque style--a gift for writing funny, relatable narrative while creating characters who are delightfully flawed and therefore, endearing. Even the most despised of characters have their moments, and we glimpse what makes them the way they are, even feel for them - until they start behaving badly once more!
This was a truly fun romp and I highly recommend you take a leave with Lauren. Buckle up and enjoy the ride.
Julie Gerstenblatt's freshman effort is well written, and funny, with her witty personality showing through.
I'm sure that I've misinterpreted most of the book, because I know the author, and it's hard not to try to distill and fractionate the truth from the confection.
And confection it is, with layers of sweetness waiting to unfold for you, as you happily chew through the pages.
Like a suburban Bonfire of the Vanities, the characters are both lovable and grating at times...but you never want to abandon them.
Ms. Gerstenblatt held my attention, and I wanted to see each and every one of them get their comeuppance, whether good or bad. Thankfully, some did. I enjoyed the pace of the story, the journeys that the cast of misfits undertook, and seeing them realize their destinies.
Tim Cubix? Genius. It didn't feel forced or unnatural. It worked brilliantly.
Thanks to Ms. Gerstenblatt for a great "Summer weekend" read. Encore!
First, you have to give this book for at least 3 stars if you have a kid and are a working mom. Second, I don't read reviews until after I'm done with a book for good reason. This is FICTION, it doesn't have to be realistic, it just has to be well written and get you hooked. This was a great story but there was just too much, felt a bit overwhelmed by all the drama and underwhelmed by the completely ridiculous happy ending.
Overall, I liked the story and felt it was worth of a 3 star review.
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