Kate’s 2¢: “almost” by Elizabeth Benedict

“almost” by Elizabeth Benedict

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

Bette Lavery  read this book forPerkins School for the Blind. I thought most of the first chapter could be deleted. It was in such poor taste, I ‘almost’ stopped reading/listening.

   Chapter 3 would have been a good beginning.  The reader can imagine what went before this. The story became more interesting, but despite the increased intrigue and drama, the ending is not a satisfying one.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

elizabethbenedict.com

Elizabeth Benedict is an American author best known for her fiction, her personal essays, as the editor of three anthologies, and for The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers. Her novels are: Slow Dancing, The Beginner’s Book of Dreams, Safe Conduct, Almost, and The Practice of Deceit. Her first memoir, Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own, was published in May 2023.[1][2] She lives in New York City and works as a college admissions consultant.[3][4][5][6][7]

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Almost DBC03845

Author: Benedict, Elizabeth

Reading Time: 8 hours, 26 minutes

Production: Braille and Talking Book Library, Perkins School for the Blind

Read by: Bette Lavery

Subject: General Fiction

Forty-something Sophy Chase was starting out on an adventurous new life in New York City when the sudden death of her almost ex-husband pulls her back to the New England resort she left just months before. Both funny and poignant, this is a sharply observed and beautifully written novel. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2001.

Take Action On Almost