The Interruption of Everything
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (623 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0670031445 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Review of The Interruption of Everything by Terry McMillan It has been a few years since Terry McMillan came out with a new novel and it was well worth the wait. Frankly, I thought she was getting a little stale after her last novel - A Day Late and a Dollar Short. She proves with The Interruption of Everything that she is far from stale.Marilyn Grimes is the apotheosis of the middle-aged empty nester having a midlife crisis. She has set aside her own educational and career aspirations to be a wife and mother to three children. Thus her time was spent as a caretaker for others and she spent little time for he. At first the story seemed to drag along to me At first the story seemed to drag along to me. But, as I continued to read my interest was caught and I was nosy as each chapter held me. It became a page turner for me.. "Five Stars" according to Monita Ingram. This was an excellent summer read. I would definitely recommend it to my friends and family members.
A map. An angel. I’ve been a beautician. The Tooth Fairy. With The Interruption of Everything, her sixth novel, McMillan takes on the fault lines of midlife and family life, reminds us once again of the redeeming power of friendship, and turns her eye toward the dilemma of how a woman starts to put her own needs higher on the to-do list while not shortchanging everyone else.Marilyn Grimes, wife and mother of three, has made a career of deferring her dreams to build a suburban California home and lifestyle with her husband, Leon. A veterinarian’s assistant and sometimes the veterinarian. But I do mind."Since Terry McMillan’s breakout novel Waiting to Exhale surged onto the bestseller lists, critics and readers alike have been captivated by her irreverent, hilarious, pitch-perfect tales of women’s lives and contemporary issues. A furniture restorer. Guide. A movie reviewer. I’ve been a painter. "Being a lifetime wife and mother has afforded me the luxury of having multiple and even simultaneous car
However, as McMillan matures as an author, her characters follow suit, which leads her to a wiser, more introspective lead character in the form of Marilyn Grimes. Along the way, supporting characters like Marilyn's feisty little niece and supportive-yet-opinionated best friends Paulette and Bunny add humor and depth to our heroine's character. Torn between taking care of her friends and family and attending to her own needs, she's faced with choices, like deciding to finish her graduate degree, that never before seemed hers to make.