Saturday, January 29, 2011

The Room-Mating Season by: Rona Jaffe

Review: An overall enjoyable read, and almost enlightening.  Seeing these very different women, in their twenties, all sharing a one bedroom in New York City in the sixties was captivating.  The differences between then and now is eye opening.  It was a great look into the past and really made me appreciate the present. The author brings the characters through the decades so the reader can watch them develop.  
       Although they all grow and mature one of the roommates story line is just sad and repetitive.  It was nice when she got her happy ending although it was long over due and she was in her golden years when it happened.  Personally, I felt that was a life lesson to be learned and hopefully other female readers will learn from her mistakes. It was hard to imagine that this girl would not take any control over her life.  It was enraging at times. 

Synopsis:  Its the sixties and four single women in their twenties all move in together. They are all so different yet all looking for the same thing, a man.  They each search for love in different ways with extremely different results.  After a tragedy pulls them together they stay friends for the rest of their lives. 

Rating: 7

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