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Bad Animals by Sarah Braunstein

Bad Animals

A Novel

by Sarah Braunstein

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  • Mar 2024, 304 pages
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Gina T. (Natick, MA)

Self deception
I really wanted to love this novel. There was much to enjoy. My favorite part was the obvious love letter to libraries, authors, and librarians. The author did a wonderful job describing the awe, joy and importance of libraries in our society. She also portrayed a nuanced and realistic Maine setting.
As a person who frequently visits Maine, her capture of the essence of the area was spot on.( I do realize she teaches in Maine, but still)

The part that fell flat for me was the plot. It seemed contrived, forced and lost my attention. I think the point she was trying to make with " bad animals" was too predictable.more
Nancy L. (Staunton, VA)

Forgettable
Maeve Cosgrove is a middle-aged woman who is married and the mother of an adult daughter. She has been employed in her city's library for some years and has created some interesting programs in her designated area. Her life, as she knows it, collapses when she is laid off from her job and she feels rescued when a well-known author arrives at his seacoast home and takes an interest in her. I am the kind of reader who can be hooked and reeled in either by a good plot or interesting characters that I can care about, but "Bad Animals" contained neither. Maeve is in a world of her own, in thrall to a famous writermore
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Julie M. (Coon Rapids, MN)

Who are these people?
I didn't care for this book. I thought the characters weren't relatable at all and very unlikeable. The disgraced Maeve started out strong, but she deteriorated fast. Also I thought the ending was unbelievable.

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