Ordinary Life : Stories

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Summary: An outstanding book!
Review: This is an outstanding book of short stories that is one of the best books I've read in the last 20 years! Ms. Berg is an exceptional writer who truly has a handle on human emotions and the common problems of everyday life. I truly wished that each of her stories could be turned into separate novels....they are that good!

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Summary: seen myself in it
Review: This was a book full of short stories that I will remember months,no...years from now. Every story I was torn between whether to read it slower, to enjoy it, or faster to find out what happens. There was not one story in the book that didn't touch me in some way. I seen myself in every single story. Elizabeth Berg has a way of putting to words things I've only ever thought. Wonderful collection of stories.

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Summary: Great reading without the commitment....
Review: What a fun time I had reading this book. I actually pulled my husband in and read a story to him and he loved it. If you have enjoyed Elizabeth Berg in the past don't pass this one up! It is everything you love about her strectched into many characters, stories and settings.

I actually picked this up and dove in so fast I didn't realize it was short stories, thus I moved into the second chapter and was a little confused until I flipped back and read the cover. Oops! But I loved the fact that I could read one or more stories when I had time, then put it away for a bit. I read it on vacation and that was perfect, because there was no remembering what happens from chapter to chapter.

Elizabeth Berg delivers in her true to women style with honesty and tenderness. You will end up relating with someone definitely in this book because there is so much to see and read, but yet the underlying truth of human frailities lingers with each story you read. Great for a book club to discuss and dissect! If you have read "Pull of the Moon" by Berg then you will especially appreciate one story in here, a husbands response to a wife and her need for a sabatical from there marriage.

I applaud Berg for her storytelling talent and real life pain and joy she flawlessly delivers time and time again. If you like to be touched a bit, observe the joy in life and even sometimes be a bit cynical, then this book will be just your style.

Rating:
Summary: Great reading without the commitment....
Review: What a fun time I had reading this book. I actually pulled my husband in and read a story to him and he loved it. If you have enjoyed Elizabeth Berg in the past don't pass this one up! It is everything you love about her strectched into many characters, stories and settings.

I actually picked this up and dove in so fast I didn't realize it was short stories, thus I moved into the second chapter and was a little confused until I flipped back and read the cover. Oops! But I loved the fact that I could read one or more stories when I had time, then put it away for a bit. I read it on vacation and that was perfect, because there was no remembering what happens from chapter to chapter.

Elizabeth Berg delivers in her true to women style with honesty and tenderness. You will end up relating with someone definitely in this book because there is so much to see and read, but yet the underlying truth of human frailities lingers with each story you read. Great for a book club to discuss and dissect! If you have read "Pull of the Moon" by Berg then you will especially appreciate one story in here, a husbands response to a wife and her need for a sabatical from there marriage.

I applaud Berg for her storytelling talent and real life pain and joy she flawlessly delivers time and time again. If you like to be touched a bit, observe the joy in life and even sometimes be a bit cynical, then this book will be just your style.

Rating:
Summary: Five stars plus Five stars!!!
Review: Where do I begin to tell you how much I loved this book. Thanks Elizabeth Berg for another one. The stories could have been pulled from journals of women or maybe even a man or two. That's how real they seemed to me. Written beautifully. I realize that I am a little biased since Ms. Berg has long been one of my favorite authors. She is one of those I am just waiting for a new release from. I order or buy it without every learning anything about it. Buy this one and buy an extra copy for a friend, Your mother or even your daughter. You won't be sorry.