Separation Anxiety

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Summary: Clever and entertaining
Review: I felt like Witchita could have been a friend, we all have one like her - not really sure what to do with her life, a really good soul at heart, but confused. I've also wondered "how do you break up with a friend?" and I though Karen Brichoux covered this so well. I loved Coffee and Kung Fu, so I was really looking forward to reading Separation Anxiety - and I was not disappointed. I did not mind the back and forth between past and present that some seemed to dislike. I felt it filled in some gaps and fleshed out the characters. I do have to agree with the reviewer who said they'd like to have heard things from Jonz's point of view as well. Overall, I thought it was an awesome book from a very talented author!

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Summary: Separation Anxiety
Review: I would not recommend this book. After reading it, I feel like I do not know the main character, Wichita, or Jonah, her almost lifelong friend, very well. However, I think the author did a good job developing the supporting characters' personalities. We get a good idea of the type of people Geena, her boyfriend, Wichita's mother, and her father are. I also found the constant back and forth between past and present annoying.

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Summary: A Book to Savor!
Review: Separation Anxiety is a book to savor. It's a beautiful novel of friendship and love, families and finding your way. Moving seamlessly between past and present, the story unfolds in Karen Brichoux's usual poetic, and often pointed, prose. I loved Coffee & Kung Fu, yet enjoyed Separation Anxiety more. It's a deeper, richer novel. Moving and thought-provoking. I read it in one sitting--rare for me--and hated to have it end!