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The Way Life Should Be
The Way Life Should Be
Author: Christina Baker Kline
Angela Russo is thirty-three years old and single, stuck in a job she doesn't love and a life that seems, somehow, to have just happened. Though she inherited a flair for Italian cooking from her grandmother, she never has the time; for the past six months, her oven has held only sweaters. Tacked to her office bulletin board is a picture torn fr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060798918
ISBN-10: 0060798912
Publication Date: 8/1/2007
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 23 ratings
Publisher: William Morrow
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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cyndil62 avatar reviewed The Way Life Should Be on + 30 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I really enjoyed this book! Angela moves to Maine after meeting a man on the Internet, but he is not what she expected! She befriends several people in the town; works at the coffee shop, gives cooking lessons, rents a 'little shack' where she has to heat with a wood stove, gets a dog! She is trying to 'find herself' and discover what she wants from life.
I thought the book was going to get a little bit 'deeper' than it did at the end but it was still a great read!
scrapbooklady avatar reviewed The Way Life Should Be on + 472 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
"The Way Life Should Be" is funny, at times sad, very current and reflective. It may never be mistaken for deep, introspective literature; but, for an excellent book that will hold your interest, this is a definitely a winner! This is my first Christina Baker Kline novel and I can't wait to read more!!
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Helpful Score: 1
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Angela makes a major mistake on the job and is fired, as this was never the dream job she is now stuck in a spot where she must do something to find where she would eventually want to be. In a very small remote town in Maine she meets a cast of characters with quite the personalities and each of them help her find herself.

I have read a few books that have this same concept as woman goes to the middle of nowhere to find a new path, but I loved that a dating website took her there - gave the book some originality. I loved using the remoteness of this town in Maine to make Angela feel even more isolated and made her really look within herself to find out where her true passions lay.
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reviewed The Way Life Should Be on + 8 more book reviews
This book is excellent, in fact, I unknowingly read it twice. I want to go to the Upper Peninsula now and experience it.
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Good quick read, being single in my thirties I was able to relate to what she was going through
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I loved this book! The Italian grandma, the recipes, the courage to start a new life, making new friends, and learning that you don't have to have a man in your life to make you happy. Life in a small town on the coast of Maine! What's not to love!


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