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| The Ten-Year Nap | 
| Author: Meg Wolitzer
Creator: Alyssa Bresnahan
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 639276
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 11
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6 x 5.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 1602833559
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781602833555
ASIN: 1602833559
Publication Date: March 27, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Truly Wolitzer's best yet, which is saying a lot May 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Meg Wolitzer has never been funnier, or more astute. Her newest is brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, and a guaranteed page-turner. And she has her finger perfectly on the pulse; you will want to buy a copy for every mother in your kid's grade school class. Perfect book group selection; we had possibly our best and most frank discussion ever, about issues Wolitzer addresses subtly and hilariously.
An interesting read - May 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are some classic moments in this book - I laughed often. We have an 8 year old daughter and I have chosen not to work professionally outside of the home for a while. It has pros and cons. Knowing that life is full of phases, I am able to enjoy this one too. My husband and I call my role the rudder of the ship (we love sailing so this is a nice mental picture for us). The book was a good read, my husband is reading it as well and seems to like it.
 I am so glad my book club did NOT choose this book... May 19, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I presented 3 books to my book club and then we voted. I really wanted to read "The 10 Year Nap" based on the NPR interview and the NYTimes review. Although we chose a different book, I insisted on reading it. I just finished it yesterday and it was terrible.
I was intrigued since I have been home with my kids since 1997 and am going back to work in the next 6 months. When I presented the book to my club, we had an excellent discussion about our choices - some had stayed home, others worked part time and others worked full time for pay. After reading it, I can honestly say that our discussion would not have been any deeper.
I cannot recommend this book to anyone. Yes, there are a FEW snipets that were interesting. However, for the majority of the time, all the characters do is whine and complain. Part of me wants to take them all to see a psychiatrist and get medication. They are a collection of depressed women.
I reflect back on my former career and occasionally long for the comraderie of coworkers; however, I always look at my awesome children and realize that I was instrumental in their upbringing and I am thrilled that I was around for their early years. And, I always took advantage of opportunities via the children's activities, where I could shine and participate in volunteer situations. Now, I look forward to earning money again while continuing to raise them.
I could have written a more complete and UPLIFTING novel than "The 10 Year Nap". I found it depressing, discouraging and lacking in substance.
The absolute worst part was the final paragraph. So hokey and predictable. I am sad, since I SOOOO looked forward to reading this book.
Save yourself some time and don't bother to read it.
The Ten-Year Nap May 19, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
The Ten-Year Nap
I bought 7 copies of this book for a book club. To put it nicely.... it was a struggle to get through. It made me feel like taking a nap. The other book club members seem to feel the same way. Would NOT recommend this book to anyone.
Bored in Bridgewater!
 Not A Great Read May 10, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I was so looking forward to reading this book! As a working mother of an 18 month old, the title and premise of the book really intrigued me, and I was so excited at the prospect of curling up with this book. And now I can honestly say I wish that I had read any of the other books I bought. I really feel like this SHOULD have been a better book.
Meg Wolitzer is an eloquent writer and, as other reviewers have noted, her phrasing choices are wonderful (her descriptions of alarm clocks going off all over the city is particularly deft). However, in a book that revolves around the choices of four friends who meet regularly, there is a startling dearth of actual dialogue in this story. It seems that all of the characters have these internal conversations and, after a while, there is too much imagery and not enough conversation.
And then there were the characters. Amy, Jill, Karen, and Roberta had all left the work force at a high point at their career, and want to feel lucky, blessed even that they are able to do so, but instead feel trapped into staying home with their children of varying levels of independence. I should have known I was in trouble when I couldn't make any investment in ANY character. Each of them seemed to be in their season of discontent, for a myriad of reasons, but I found it hard to care about any of them, most of them stopping just short of selfish. The most promising subplot of the book -- Amy's friendship with Penny - a friendship based on a juicy secret, and the invitation into a life that seems so satisfying. This portion is written so carefully, so lovingly, I'm with Wolitzer as she explores their friendship, but then it is dropped so quickly (and rather absurdly, in my opinion). The last 25 pages of the book provide tidy endings for everyone, and I wondered what the point of it all was in the first place.
I wouldn't recommend this book.
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