I read this book recently that was not too good nor too bad. The overall flavor of the book was bland. But the book served as a good cautionary tale. The story starts out with these girls in their giggly, early 20's, fresh out of college and in their first jobs.
One of the girls is a Samantha like character, sleeping wildly with anyone she cares to, because she's so attractive and is able to get men too easily for her own good.
The other two girls are plainer but still attractive, both of whom got involved with older, successful but married men.
A few more chapters down the road, the girls are in their late 20's. One of the men divorced his wife and proposed to the one girl. They got married and their lives played out in a fairy tale fashion over the next long years.
The other girl's man was not such an honest Abe. He promises her he will divorce his wife eventually, he keeps dangling the carrot in front of her. They stay together...five...ten...fifteen years. At the 10th year point, she got tired of waiting for him and started seeing this other guy closer to her age. He didn't work out. Eventually she went back to the first guy, as the dutiful mistress. You know when they finally got married?? WHEN SHE WAS 60.
This book, although not great by any measure, nevertheless really hones in a very important concept. Life can happen so quickly. Don't waste it waiting for someone to get their act together. Don't waste it pining away for one man or woman. You have to take your life into your own hands. So maybe for the girl that wedded at 60, she feels the wait was worth it. I don't know, but I can tell you that my eyebrows are raised pretty high about that.
I am 27 today. Happy Birthday to me!
4 comments:
Who is Yu Yu? What does that have anything to do with this post?
Jason I have four words for you.
"P.S. Find Robert Langdon."
It's a cryptex. It's a place where secrets are stored.
How is P.S a word?
Hahaha PS is one entity in my mind.
Yeah! We'll celebrate our late 20's when you get here Viola.
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