Helpful Score: 5
Loved this book completely. It's a new member of the prestigious Top Ten Books I've Read list. Anyone who has lived abroad will find themselves laughing, sighing and crying along with five main characters. Also, Phillips writing style is glorious. I was so thoroughly impressed with the content and style of this book, it was practically impossible for me to put down. My only regret is that I've finished it!
Helpful Score: 3
From what I understand, people either love or hate this book. I don't love or hate it, but I get it. And I enjoyed it. It is the story of five (well, it starts with five) ex-pats living in Budapest in the spring of 1990 after the Velvet Revolution. And it encompasses everything that being twenty-five in a foreign (and in this case newly established) country is...the ennui, the homesickness, the people, the restlessness, the sex, the culture shock...
Helpful Score: 2
Best read so far this year.
Helpful Score: 2
Don't let the title fool you - the story takes place in Budapest! This book makes me want to hop the next plane to central Europe.
Helpful Score: 2
If you've ever been an expat, even for a few months, this book is definitely for you. A little slow to start, but it's hard to put down once you're into it.
