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Magnolia Wednesdays (2010)

by Wendy Wax(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0425232352 (ISBN13: 9780425232354)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Berkley Trade

review 1: This book was difficult for me to get into, mainly because it first appeared to be your typical, run-of-the-mill story. New Yorker Vivian Gray goes into the suburbs, a "foreign land", poking fun at the apparently mediocre lives of suburbanites as a tabloid journalist (former broadcast journalist). But once I got to the middle of the book, it was hard to put down. Every character became rich with life, everyone had a unique story of their own. It felt as if I knew the characters, or that they reminded me of someone I knew. I really enjoyed reading about the dysfunctional Gray family from Atlanta, and the plot twist regarding what really happened to Vivian's brother-in-law (J.J.) was intriguing. I grew up in the South, and I completely get the fact that elite families tend t... moreo have many secrets. Those deep secrets... you know, the ones that ruin lives. The type of drama that makes for good reality television. I will say that the mystery aspect of this book was a little predictable. What truly happened to J.J. became evident to me very quickly, so it was no surprise when the truth was revealed. Nevertheless, it was unexpected and added another dimension to this novel. I also enjoyed watching Vivi go through her pregnancy, something that was very foreign to her, in a very unconventional and secretive way. This is a great beach read. Magnolia Wednesdays is a fascinating, seemingly realistic novel with multidimensional characters with whom I fell in love. The ending wasn't my favorite, there are a few questions left unanswered, but overall, I enjoyed this light read.
review 2: The opening pages of “Magnolia Wednesdays” set the stage for Vivien Armstrong Gray’s personal and professional life to unravel. With smart dialogue, entertaining circumstances, typical of Wendy Wax’s novels, the story quickly drew me in. Pregnant, humiliated by a video of herself gone viral on YouTube, and jobless, Vivi returns to her widowed sister’s home in Georgia to figure out her next steps.The sister, Melanie, has opened a dance studio, a venue which allows the reader to meet a number of characters struggling with personal conflicts, supported by their friendships. But as the story developed and the plot complicated by all the secrets harbored, I discovered the larger part of Vivi, the edgy, investigative journalist, focused on getting at the truth regardless of danger, was self absorbed, selfish, and emotionally immature. While she grew up a bit and took on some responsibility, she largely did what she wanted. Yes, the columns she published under a “Gone With the Wind” pseudonym, often made me laugh, but I realized I didn’t like Vivi very much, wasn’t terribly invested in her outcome and cringed at the damage she caused around her. less

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