Where'd You Go, Bernadette
By Maria Semple
- Release Date: 2012-08-14
- Genre: Family Fiction & Literature
Description
A misanthropic matriarch leaves her eccentric family in crisis when she mysteriously disappears in this "whip-smart and divinely funny" novel that inspired the movie starring Cate Blanchett (New York Times).
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect; and to 15-year-old Bee, she is her best friend and, simply, Mom.
Then Bernadette vanishes. It all began when Bee aced her report card and claimed her promised reward: a family trip to Antarctica. But Bernadette's intensifying allergy to Seattle -- and people in general -- has made her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands. A trip to the end of the earth is problematic.
To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages, official documents, and secret correspondence -- creating a compulsively readable and surprisingly touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's role in an absurd world.
Reviews
Odd Ducks
5By Maui DudeA compelling story of eccentric, but likable people. Itโs a brisk read and very thoughtfully written. I recommend it highly.Disappointing
1By The1PinkyI wanted to love this after reading other reviews and I canโt. It was a disappointing read and chaotic ending. I never even laughed. Not seeing the hype and not sure why itโs been made into a movie.Boring
2By grant78I couldnโt finish the book. I keep hoping that the book would pick up but there was just nothing that kept me interested.Where did you go Bernadette
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5By kaykaybean13So many mothers will relate to the impulsive reactions Bernadette has to over involved and elitist parents who are invested in their childโs KINDERGARTEN acceptance. You know whatโs coming down the ramp when this kid is college application ready. Great story of an artistic genius who doesnโt conform to the norms, exhibits quirky, off the cuff behavior but does this quirkiness have more to it?? Couldnโt put it downpA let down
3By Patsy82I had high hopes for this book because I had read good reviews and also saw where it was going to be made into a movie. The book flipped back and forth to much to really get interested in the actual story plot, it told past and present in a mix between emails, first person and third person, I like to be sucked into a books story line and i want to feel connected with the characters, this book was impossible for me to do that. I gave three stars because I did like how one of the moms enemies, that was out to get her ended up helping her when she needed it, I thought Audreyโs story was far more interesting than some of the main characters.. I may read another book by this author and see if this is her go to writing style and if it is then I donโt guess her books are for me..Depressing book
1By Yankees5825Slow moving, and depressing book. I wouldnโt recommend it to anyone. It was a waste of money.Disappointed
2By Frenchy Girl 2016Was loving this book until the last section and it took a turn to boring and anti climatic.Loved it!
5By Peonies+MagnokiaCharming and laugh out loud funny, I recommend this book to everyone.