Vacationers (Straub) - Book Reviews

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This glimpse into the Posts’ real-estate-blessed lives...might give the less fortunate reader an attack of the Majorca-deprived blues, but the novel’s joy and humor are infectious. Straub may be an heir to Laurie Colwin, crafting characters that are smart, addictively charming, delightfully misanthropic and fun.... When I turned the last page, I felt as I often do when a vacation is over: grateful for the trip and mourning its end
Margo Rabb - New York Times Book Review


Straub (Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures) seems to have found her stride. The pacing is quick but satisfying and the characters themselves feel genuinely complex, interesting, and knowable. While the structure of the novel does feel somewhat unoriginal...Straub uses the simplicity of the organization to her advantage. A pleasant, readable journey.
Publishers Weekly


The Post family is leaving Manhattan for their long-planned trip to Mallorca, an intended celebration.... Secrets and longings are revealed, and relationships shift into new configurations.... Verdict: An examination of fidelity, passion, and the vagaries of relationships, this is summer reading with some sizzle and seriousness. —Melanie Kindrachuk, Stratford P.L., Ont.
Library Journal


(Starred review.) Sharply observed and funny, Straub’s domestic-drama-goes-abroad is a delightful study of the complexities of family and love, and the many distractions from both.
Booklist


(Starred review.) Straub refreshes a conventional plot through droll humor and depth of character. By now, the premise is so familiar it seems like such a novel could write itself, but it wouldn't write itself nearly as engagingly as Straub has.... A novel that is both a lot of fun to read and has plenty of insight into the marital bond and the human condition.
Kirkus Reviews