Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik

Let me start by saying that if I were a speed reader, I would have finished this book in at most, a day. It was stupendous! This is, I think, the 4th book of Lorna Landvik's that I've read and this is by far my favorite! I loved it. I loved ALL the characters (the ones I was supposed to love). I loved the story. I loved the sappiness. I loved the reality of life and friendships and love. I loved this book.


Angry Housewives spans 4 decades and revolves around the friendships formed between 5 women (and eventually one man). The novel delves into their marriages, kids, careers and with all of that the trials and tribulations that follow. What I loved most about the book is how the friendship started. 5 women, busy with life and new marriages and young children, have a love of reading and together form a book club (named: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons - read the book and you'll understand why). Each chapter features a book that was read and the reason the host chose it (don't say hostess because the feminine 'ess' takes meaning away from the word and demeans women...you'll understand when you read this). When I get the book back from Maggie, I will be adding many of the books to my list. Another thing I loved about this book and the friendships portrayed was the realness of it. It wasn't a book filled with mushy, pat-your-friends-head, everything-will-be-alright-in-the-end crap. It was real. The women fought with each other and were sometimes mean to each other and were sometimes jealous of each other and it was how life sometimes is. I loved this book. Read it. Especially if you're a woman and you have at least one friend.