The Weird Sisters
by Eleanor Brown
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61%
Critic Reviews: 24
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Synopsis
The New York Times bestselling debut novel—now in paperback.The Andreas family is one of readers. The father, a renowned Shakespeare professor who speaks almost entirely in verse, has named his three daughters after famous Shakespearean women. When the sisters return to their childhood home, ostensibly to care for their ailing mother, but really to lick their wounds and bury their secrets, they are horrified to find the others there. But the sisters soon... more
About Eleanor Brown
- All Critics: 24
- Positive: 18
- Negative: 6
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The New York Times | 16 Jan 2011
Readers may... appreciate the good sense and good humor that keep her story buoyant. She does have storytelling talent.
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Opinionless | 20 May 2012
there is no tension or sense of urgency to Brown’s writing. Boring things happen. Then even more boring things happen. Then finally every single plot thread... gets resolved in the one of the most laughable epilogues ever put to paper.
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Kat Loves Books Blog | 27 Mar 2012
I couldn't put it down... The Weird Sisters is a beautifully crafted story.
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The Washington Post | 16 Feb 2011
Brown is such a clever writer, and she's written such an endearing story about sisterly affection and the possibilities of redemption, that it's easy to recommend "The Weird Sisters."
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The Literary Life of the Well-Read Wife | 13 Feb 2012
a novel bibliophiles everywhere will enjoy... It is a wonderfully well-crafted novel!
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Kirkus Reviews | 14 Oct 2010
Readable, upmarket, non-mold-breaking escapism.
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Denver Post | 27 Feb 2011
The novel is buoyed by the use of Shakespearean quotes, though it is that rare work that isn't modeled on one of his plots but, rather, picks and chooses passages to fit a particular scene.
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Book Bliss | 3 Nov 2011
a fun but clever novel which I found to be very entertaining.
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The Miami Herald
delightful debut novel... She draws you in and makes you believe her weird sisters aren’t so weird after all.
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Beth Fish Reads | 10 Jan 2011
she has beautifully captured sibling relationships... an authentic picture of the...years of young adulthood...[with] perfectly placed quotations from Shakespeare
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A Bookish Affair | 1 Mar 2012
I was definitely glad that I finally read this book... Eleanor Brown is definitely an author that I'll be on the look out for!
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At Home With Books | 3 Feb 2012
What’s not to like about The Weird Sisters? A book that had to have been written with bibliophiles in mind, it is filled with unusual characters and Shakespeare quotes aplenty.
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Jenn's Bookshelves | 19 Jan 2011
Even if you don’t have a sister, if you are a single child, I guarantee you will learn something from this stunning debut. I have…and I plan on sharing the book with both of my weird sisters!
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The Romance Reader
while I came away impressed by the author’s cleverness, I didn’t feel a strong emotional connection to the story or its characters.
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S. Krishna's Books | 20 Jan 2011
I absolutely loved The Weird Sisters for so many reasons - the great writing, the sheer intelligence of the book, the true portrayal of what it means to be a sister... a must-read that I can’t recommend highly enough.
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Girl's Guide to the Galaxy | 9 Feb 2012
like any piece of art... it reflected back at me my relationships in a way that made them more clear and valuable to me. Though be you a sister of three or a sister of one, I recommend reading The Weird Sisters and sharing it with them.
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She Knows | 7 Feb 2012
Whether you choose your books based on plot, writing or both, Brown's moving, beautifully written novel of family and identity is sure to satisfy
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Write Meg | 16 Feb 2011
Lovers of literary fiction, family dynamics and novels about sisters shouldn’t miss this one — a worthy and very readable story about love, connection and forging new identities.
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The New York Times | 22 Apr 2011
their world is one you can never entirely believe in. You can live inside it comfortably, listening and watching, with your attention never wandering — but with your eyes sometimes, unpreventably, rolling.
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Living Outside the Stacks Blog | 9 Feb 2012
This book would make a great read book club read, there are so many themes to explore
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Daily Cup of Jo Blog | 9 Feb 2012
Brown, who offers a well-constructed story, told with amusing and mostly authentic dialogue, in a point-of-view that should be deemed illegal... Eleanor, you’re a good writer but don’t ever, ever use first-person-plural again.
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Book Finds | 26 Dec 2010
The luscious prose of this debut novel combined with a compelling plot and emotionally authentic characters results in one of the best books I have read all year and one I found myself savoring until the final page
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My Life, Such as it is... Blog | 9 Feb 2012
Sadly, I just could not get into the book until towards the end. I had to make myself continue reading. It wasn’t the first person plural voice that bugged me.
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Luxury Reading | 3 Feb 2011
The Weird Sisters was realistic in the portrayal of the sisters as they relate to each other and their parents. However, we would have preferred a less predictable story line with the script flipped.
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