Where'd You Go, Bernadette - Maria Semple

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

By Maria Semple

  • Release Date: 2012-08-14
  • Genre: Family Fiction & Literature
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 3,484 Ratings)

Description

A misanthropic matriarch leaves her eccentric family in crisis when she mysteriously disappears in this "whip-smart and divinely funny" novel that inspired the movie starring Cate Blanchett (New York Times).

Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect; and to 15-year-old Bee, she is her best friend and, simply, Mom.

Then Bernadette vanishes. It all began when Bee aced her report card and claimed her promised reward: a family trip to Antarctica. But Bernadette's intensifying allergy to Seattle -- and people in general -- has made her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands. A trip to the end of the earth is problematic.

To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages, official documents, and secret correspondence -- creating a compulsively readable and surprisingly touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's role in an absurd world.

Reviews

  • Odd Ducks

    5
    By Maui Dude
    A compelling story of eccentric, but likable people. Itโ€™s a brisk read and very thoughtfully written. I recommend it highly.
  • Disappointing

    1
    By The1Pinky
    I wanted to love this after reading other reviews and I canโ€™t. It was a disappointing read and chaotic ending. I never even laughed. Not seeing the hype and not sure why itโ€™s been made into a movie.
  • Boring

    2
    By grant78
    I couldnโ€™t finish the book. I keep hoping that the book would pick up but there was just nothing that kept me interested.
  • Where did you go Bernadette

    5
    By Catinmv
    Loved this book. So well written and stayed true to the end.
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  • Hilarious, witty sarcastic and pessimistic view of a jaded middle aged mom

    5
    By kaykaybean13
    So many mothers will relate to the impulsive reactions Bernadette has to over involved and elitist parents who are invested in their childโ€™s KINDERGARTEN acceptance. You know whatโ€™s coming down the ramp when this kid is college application ready. Great story of an artistic genius who doesnโ€™t conform to the norms, exhibits quirky, off the cuff behavior but does this quirkiness have more to it?? Couldnโ€™t put it downp
  • A let down

    3
    By Patsy82
    I had high hopes for this book because I had read good reviews and also saw where it was going to be made into a movie. The book flipped back and forth to much to really get interested in the actual story plot, it told past and present in a mix between emails, first person and third person, I like to be sucked into a books story line and i want to feel connected with the characters, this book was impossible for me to do that. I gave three stars because I did like how one of the moms enemies, that was out to get her ended up helping her when she needed it, I thought Audreyโ€™s story was far more interesting than some of the main characters.. I may read another book by this author and see if this is her go to writing style and if it is then I donโ€™t guess her books are for me..
  • Depressing book

    1
    By Yankees5825
    Slow moving, and depressing book. I wouldnโ€™t recommend it to anyone. It was a waste of money.
  • Disappointed

    2
    By Frenchy Girl 2016
    Was loving this book until the last section and it took a turn to boring and anti climatic.
  • Loved it!

    5
    By Peonies+Magnokia
    Charming and laugh out loud funny, I recommend this book to everyone.

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