The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
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“Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin
“Meet our bookish millennial heroine—a modern-day Elizabeth Bennet, if you will… Waxman’s wit and wry humor stand out. She is funny and imaginative, and “Bookish” lands a step above run-of-the-mill romantic comedy fare.”—The Washington Post
“Abbi Waxman offers up a quirky, eccentric romance that will charm any bookworm…. For anyone who’s ever wondered if their greatest romance might come between the pages of books they read, Waxman offers a heartwarming tribute to that possibility.”—Entertainment Weekly
The author of Other People’s Houses and The Garden of Small Beginnings delivers a quirky and charming novel chronicling the life of confirmed introvert Nina Hill as she does her best to fly under everyone's radar.
Meet Nina Hill: A young woman supremely confident in her own...shell.
The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book.
When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by! They're all—or mostly all—excited to meet her! She'll have to Speak. To. Strangers. It's a disaster! And as if that wasn't enough, Tom, her trivia nemesis, has turned out to be cute, funny, and deeply interested in getting to know her. Doesn't he realize what a terrible idea that is?
Nina considers her options.
1. Completely change her name and appearance. (Too drastic, plus she likes her hair.)
2. Flee to a deserted island. (Hard pass, see: coffee).
3. Hide in a corner of her apartment and rock back and forth. (Already doing it.)
It's time for Nina to come out of her comfortable shell, but she isn't convinced real life could ever live up to fiction. It's going to take a brand-new family, a persistent suitor, and the combined effects of ice cream and trivia to make her turn her own fresh page.
“Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin
“Meet our bookish millennial heroine—a modern-day Elizabeth Bennet, if you will… Waxman’s wit and wry humor stand out. She is funny and imaginative, and “Bookish” lands a step above run-of-the-mill romantic comedy fare.”—The Washington Post
“Abbi Waxman offers up a quirky, eccentric romance that will charm any bookworm…. For anyone who’s ever wondered if their greatest romance might come between the pages of books they read, Waxman offers a heartwarming tribute to that possibility.”—Entertainment Weekly
The author of Other People’s Houses and The Garden of Small Beginnings delivers a quirky and charming novel chronicling the life of confirmed introvert Nina Hill as she does her best to fly under everyone's radar.
Meet Nina Hill: A young woman supremely confident in her own...shell.
The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book.
When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by! They're all—or mostly all—excited to meet her! She'll have to Speak. To. Strangers. It's a disaster! And as if that wasn't enough, Tom, her trivia nemesis, has turned out to be cute, funny, and deeply interested in getting to know her. Doesn't he realize what a terrible idea that is?
Nina considers her options.
1. Completely change her name and appearance. (Too drastic, plus she likes her hair.)
2. Flee to a deserted island. (Hard pass, see: coffee).
3. Hide in a corner of her apartment and rock back and forth. (Already doing it.)
It's time for Nina to come out of her comfortable shell, but she isn't convinced real life could ever live up to fiction. It's going to take a brand-new family, a persistent suitor, and the combined effects of ice cream and trivia to make her turn her own fresh page.
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I really loved this quirky book. I will revisit many of my favorite quotes from the text. "You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts" and "I'm lonely and I don't know what I'm lonely for".
I loved the idea of 5 perfect things and the spark of an idea to rewrite my wedding vows!
Fun, light read.
I loved the idea of 5 perfect things and the spark of an idea to rewrite my wedding vows!
Fun, light read.
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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
333 pages
What’s it about?
Nina Hill lives a very scheduled life in L.A. with her cat Phil, a few close friends, and her dream job at a independent bookstore. When the father she never knew suddenly dies and leaves her with a bequest in his will (and lots of new relatives) Nina is taken aback. Add a new love interest and suddenly her very controlled life- is out of control...
What did it make me think about?
OK, so I loved The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman and have had this next book on my shelf for awhile. I was just waiting for the right time to read it. After too many serious books in a row (and stay at home rules) a little romance, glib dialogue, and irreverence seemed perfect!
Should I read it?
Abbi Waxman writes characters that I miss after I turn the last page. I still think The Garden of Small Beginnings is my favorite of the two books, but I certainly enjoyed this novel as well. She writes such smart, snappy dialogue and you just want her characters to find love and happiness. I highly recommend this book for those moments when you need an author with a light touch.
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"'That was back when you called someone on the phone and had to physically lift a receiver to talk to them'.
'Weird', said Polly.
'Yeah,' said Liz, 'you couldn't hide behind a veil of casual, the way you guys do. But you could slam the phone very loudly, which was satisfying.' You could also have a private life, she thought to herself, and not get haunted forever by poor decisions, but decided not to rub it in. It wasn't as though millennial didn't know what they'd lost; they simply weighed it up against everything they'd gained and decided it was probably a wash."
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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
333 pages
What’s it about?
Nina Hill lives a very scheduled life in L.A. with her cat Phil, a few close friends, and her dream job at a independent bookstore. When the father she never knew suddenly dies and leaves her with a bequest in his will (and lots of new relatives) Nina is taken aback. Add a new love interest and suddenly her very controlled life- is out of control...
What did it make me think about?
OK, so I loved The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman and have had this next book on my shelf for awhile. I was just waiting for the right time to read it. After too many serious books in a row (and stay at home rules) a little romance, glib dialogue, and irreverence seemed perfect!
Should I read it?
Abbi Waxman writes characters that I miss after I turn the last page. I still think The Garden of Small Beginnings is my favorite of the two books, but I certainly enjoyed this novel as well. She writes such smart, snappy dialogue and you just want her characters to find love and happiness. I highly recommend this book for those moments when you need an author with a light touch.
Quote-
"'That was back when you called someone on the phone and had to physically lift a receiver to talk to them'.
'Weird', said Polly.
'Yeah,' said Liz, 'you couldn't hide behind a veil of casual, the way you guys do. But you could slam the phone very loudly, which was satisfying.' You could also have a private life, she thought to herself, and not get haunted forever by poor decisions, but decided not to rub it in. It wasn't as though millennial didn't know what they'd lost; they simply weighed it up against everything they'd gained and decided it was probably a wash."
If you like this try-
Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett
Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman
Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Khong
Such a fun read. I was literally laughing out loud at her description of people in her life and situations.
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