Review buku Multiple Choice by Claire Cook

A note from Claire Cook, the author
March Monroe and her daughter Olivia are going to college. Not together at the same school, of course, just at the same time. March knows that Olivia is going, naturally, since she and her husband have just made their first exorbitant tuition payment. But Olivia doesn’t exactly know the arrangement . . . yet. It’s not as if March plans never to tell her; she just figures she’ll wait a bit––until they’ve had a little time to miss each other. So imagine Olivia’s surprise when one day she shows up for training at a local radio station and finds out that one of the other interns is . . . her mother.

Sharing an internship with her royally ticked-off daughter is not March’s only new challenge. Among the multiple decisions on her mind are what to do about a slightly tired marriage, a fourteen-yearold son who probably won’t be speaking to her for much longer, and a midlife crush, not to mention Quantum Physics and You––the class that just might put her over the edge. Laugh-out-loud funny, Multiple Choice is an effervescent novel of family life that will strike a chord with women everywhere––whether they have kids in college or are just now choosing their own majors.

A note from me, a reader
There's a choice in every step of our lives.
Alur ceritanya biasa saja karena mengambil cerita kehidupan sehari-hari. March Monroe, prototype American housewife, punya small business, mother of two teenage daughter and son, dan mau balik lagi sekolah ke uni karena keburu kawin muda. Dunianya bit ups and down sewaktu dia satu kelas intern dengan Olivia, anaknya.
Yang saya suka, tiap chapter ada multiple choicenya, sesuai judulnya kan? Salah satunya yang menarik:

Balancing family, work, and college means
a. putting one of them on the back burner
b. learning to juggle
c. lots of caffeine
d. lowering your standards further than you imagined possible

Which answer do you think? It's up to you isn't that right?

Review *** (3 stars out of 5)

Salah satu bukunya Claire Cook 'Must Love Dogs' dimainkan ke layar lebar dengan pemeran Diane Lane dan John Cussack. Mungkin saya mau baca bukunya juga.