![]() ![]() It takes place through the year over a couple years and it has no memorable Thanksgiving scenes. Also, it’s inclusion on lists as a Thanksgiving book is a bit of a stretch. ![]() The Nest-the book I am reviewing-is a New York Times Bestseller and was optioned for film several years ago but, despite being sorta perfect for a movie or TV series, all of that was dropped after awhile and it doesn’t look like it’ll ever be made into a movie. Neither does the British mini-series (again, The Nest) which also aired in 2020. There is a 2020 movie, The Nest, with Jude Law that has absolutely nothing to do with this book. Let’s get some things out of the way, first. It is The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. Certainly there is not a huge amount of them (like Thanksgiving movies and let’s not even bother with Thanksgiving music) and what there is can sometimes be a stretch, but I did attempt a Thanksgiving reading list in 2020 and so read the second one on that list this year. ![]() Before I get to the Christmas reviews (and try to bang them out this week before we get to the new year), I have a book that I read for Thanksgiving. ![]()
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