Annual Report

Where'd You Go Bernadette

By Maria Semple

Rated by Library Staff (not verified)
Aug 27, 2019

The movie adaptation of Where'd You Go Bernadette, starring Cate Blanchett, has finally hit theaters (see Trailer), but all good bibliophiles know that the book is almost always better than the movie, and in the case of Where'd You Go Bernadette, the novel is absolutely fabulous and not to be missed. The titular character, Bernadette Fox wears many hats. She's a wife, mother, famed former architect, and for many mothers at the local school, the obnoxious bane of their existence. Bernadette is also a recluse, which proves a bit of a problem when her daughter, Bee, brings home the grades to earn