I really really wanted to love this book. I mean, Amy Poehler blurbed it. If Amy Poehler couldn't stop reading or caring about the Plumb family, then sure I wouldn't be able to stop reading or caring about them, right? I'm not saying I'd do anything Amy Poehler says, but I'm also not saying I wouldn't take her reading suggestions.
The Nest is a story about the Plumb family, and how they have come to rely on their long awaited inheritance. The four Plumb siblings, Leo, Melody, Beatrice, and Jack, have all created these new fictional lives for themselves after they've received their inheritance (which they've taken to calling "The Nest"), and in these fictional lives all their problems are solved. But what happens when The Nest becomes endangered due to Leo's carelessness? They are forced to forget these fictional lives and live with the realities they've created for themselves.
One of my biggest problems with this book was the number of characters. There were just too many to get to know and to start to care about. There were four Plumb siblings, two of whom are married, one couple has twin daughters, and there's a deceased husband who is mentioned a few times. There's the waitress from the beginning of the story, a landlord, a few friends (some turn into more than just friends), and a few others. The narrater changed each chapter, so at times you'd start to get really into one character's story, but then it would abruptly shift to someone else. But sometimes I'd find I just didn't care about a character or a storyline and would rush through the chapter just to get to the end.
This book wasn't the worst book I've ever read, but it wasn't the best book I've read. I read the majority of the book while I was camping, and it was probably the best book I've read camping for a few years. I couldn't really get into it, but I wanted to know how it ended so I also couldn't put the book down. I probably wouldn't read it again.
Overall, I'd give the book 3.5/5 stars. Not fantastic, not horrible, somewhere in the middle.
Have you read this book? Did you have a favourite character? Let me know!
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