Pat D. (pat0814) reviewed on 12/2/2010 + 379 more book reviews

The Wednesday Sisters recounts a friendship among five women who live in California during a pivotal time in American history. Their common bond is a love of books, which eventually turns them in the direction of becoming writers themselves. I loved the references to books that I also found enthralling. The novel traces their individual challenges that include infidelity, inter-racial marriage, cancer, infertility issues and assorted insecurities. The sense of the women's movement is strongly reflected in this book, and it parallels their own emergence as individuals in their own right. I particularly liked the part of this book that dealt with the compassion and solidarity shown when Linda faced a devastating situation, but I didn't find any of the characters endearing or sympathetic. There is a juxtaposition between the narrator as the "I" in this book and then the narration in the third person. I prefer books where all the characters speak as "I" in different chapters so the reader can get a sense of each total person, but this vehicle worked in imparting the depth of their friendship.

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