Let's Not Do That Again
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Summary
From the author of The People We Hate at the Wedding comes a poignant， funny， and slyly beguiling novel about family， politics， and the lengths we’ll go to for our children， perfect for fans of HBO’s Veep and Kevin Wilson’s Nothing to See Here。
Nancy Harriman is running for Senate， and she’s going to win， God dammit。 Not that that’s her slogan， although it should be。 This is what she’s worked so hard for over the years after her husband’s untimely death （which was definitely not her fault） and inheriting his seat in the House of Representatives。 She’s said all the right things。 Passed all the right legislation。 Chapped her lips kissing babies。 There’s just one problem: her grown children。
Greta and Nick Harriman are adrift。 Nick， recently heartbroken， is floundering in his attempts to write a musical about the life of Joan Didion （called Hello to All That）。 And then there’s his little sister Greta。 Smart， pretty， and completely unmotivated by anything， allowing her life to pass her by like the shoppers at the Apple store where she works。
But then one morning the world wakes up not to Nancy making headlines， but Greta。 She’s in Paris。 With extremist protestors。 Throwing a bottle of champagne through a beloved bistro’s front window。 In order to save her campaign， not to mention her daughter， Nancy and Nick must find Greta before it’s too late。
Smart and poignant， funny and tear-jerking， Let’s Not Do That Again proves that like democracy， family is a messy and fragile thing that means more than any mother， or senator， could ever dream。
Nancy Harriman is running for Senate， and she’s going to win， God dammit。 Not that that’s her slogan， although it should be。 This is what she’s worked so hard for over the years after her husband’s untimely death （which was definitely not her fault） and inheriting his seat in the House of Representatives。 She’s said all the right things。 Passed all the right legislation。 Chapped her lips kissing babies。 There’s just one problem: her grown children。
Greta and Nick Harriman are adrift。 Nick， recently heartbroken， is floundering in his attempts to write a musical about the life of Joan Didion （called Hello to All That）。 And then there’s his little sister Greta。 Smart， pretty， and completely unmotivated by anything， allowing her life to pass her by like the shoppers at the Apple store where she works。
But then one morning the world wakes up not to Nancy making headlines， but Greta。 She’s in Paris。 With extremist protestors。 Throwing a bottle of champagne through a beloved bistro’s front window。 In order to save her campaign， not to mention her daughter， Nancy and Nick must find Greta before it’s too late。
Smart and poignant， funny and tear-jerking， Let’s Not Do That Again proves that like democracy， family is a messy and fragile thing that means more than any mother， or senator， could ever dream。
Reviews
Leslie
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"LA Times，" April 3， 2022 "LA Times，" April 3， 2022 。。。more
Christina Shires
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I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway。This is the story of the Harrison family， Nancy （a long time congress woman running for a seat in the Senate）， her son Nick （the "good kid" who tends to play middle man， but is desperately seeking his own freedom） and her daughter Greta （the rebellious one who has a grudge against her mother） the entire story takes place during the time leading up to election day。 In the middle of a close race between Nancy and her rival （a retired actor who "boo I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway。This is the story of the Harrison family， Nancy （a long time congress woman running for a seat in the Senate）， her son Nick （the "good kid" who tends to play middle man， but is desperately seeking his own freedom） and her daughter Greta （the rebellious one who has a grudge against her mother） the entire story takes place during the time leading up to election day。 In the middle of a close race between Nancy and her rival （a retired actor who "boomers" like for his role on an old TV show） Greta is photographed destroying property in France during a protest which is picked up by local news in America and threatens to ruin Nancy's chance of getting elected。Things I liked: There is a decent story here， aside from the things I'll go into detail on later。 It's also well written， easy to read and flows nicely。Things I disliked and why I'm only rating 2 stars:1。 The first drawback came early and persisted pretty much throughout the book。 It's extremely liberal to the point of being preachy on liberal politics; which even to someone like me who considers themselves very moderate， was a bad taste。 It also caused me to see through the bias deliberately crafted into the story and it convoluted a lot， from the gay son to the right wing bad guy and everything in-between。2。 The only character that I half way liked was Greta， and that was only half way。 I would have probably liked Nick if he had been developed more， but he wasn't。3。 Xavier's excessive weird endearments "my little flea"， "my little shrimp"， "my little duck" GAG4。 This book was written in 5 Acts with Act 2 being written in 1st person （Greta） and the rest of the book written in 3rd person。 In my opinion Acts 1 & 2 should have been switched。 First and most importantly because act one did absolutely nothing to draw me in as a reader and act two would have。 I also think the flow from first person for the first part to third person for the rest of the book would have worked better than the 3rd-1st-3rd that made act two feel out of place in the novel。 And lastly because act two actually came first chronologically， a fact that I could look passed if not for the other two reason I mentioned above。5。 On the same note I would have enjoyed this story more had it ended slightly before the end of act 4。 What happens at the end of the book just made me dislike the characters more。I was tempted to DNF this book so many times I lost count but I persisted and I'm glad that I'm finally done。This was not my cup of tea but as I said before there is a decent story about family complexities under all the other stuff。 If you're hardcore liberal and don't mind putting politics and winning above everything you'd like this， otherwise I'd pass。 。。。more
Mrs Mommy Booknerd http://mrsmommybooknerd。blogspot。com
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#FirstLine ~ The champagne has gone to her head。I loved this book。 I loved the characters， how the story slowly built and the very satisfying conclusion。 It was one of those stories that I can see being made into the movie， as the subject matter is relevant and entertaining。 I was engaged cover to cover and read it over the week while on a cruise。 It was perfect for a spring/summer read because it has everything that helps you escape。。。。family drama， political intrigue， lies， secrets， love and s #FirstLine ~ The champagne has gone to her head。I loved this book。 I loved the characters， how the story slowly built and the very satisfying conclusion。 It was one of those stories that I can see being made into the movie， as the subject matter is relevant and entertaining。 I was engaged cover to cover and read it over the week while on a cruise。 It was perfect for a spring/summer read because it has everything that helps you escape。。。。family drama， political intrigue， lies， secrets， love and so much more！！！ This is one of the passages that really spoke to me: "。。。but by the end I felt as though I was in a race I would never， ever win。" We have all felt like this and I think we can all relate to this feeling。 There are many other great passages in this outstanding book！ A MUST READ！ 。。。more
Stephanie
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📚𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀📚4/5 🌟Happy Pub Day！ This book had me at its sarcastic title， and kept my attention throughout with- its “Veep” meets “Schitt’s Creek” vibes。 It’s the story of politician Nancy Harrison’s run for office while trying to manage a public family outburst （or two） that have less than ideal optics。 Her children， compliant Nick （a great gay character adding texture and depth） and rebellious， angry Greta， form the backbone of this contemporary， topical， written， entertaining comedy。 If you w 📚𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀📚4/5 🌟Happy Pub Day！ This book had me at its sarcastic title， and kept my attention throughout with- its “Veep” meets “Schitt’s Creek” vibes。 It’s the story of politician Nancy Harrison’s run for office while trying to manage a public family outburst （or two） that have less than ideal optics。 Her children， compliant Nick （a great gay character adding texture and depth） and rebellious， angry Greta， form the backbone of this contemporary， topical， written， entertaining comedy。 If you want a refreshing break from serious topics， check this out！ My thanks for @Netgalley and @HenryHoltandCo for the electronic advanced electronic reader’s copy。 。。。more
Toni
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Happy Pub Day！ Grant Ginder gives us another snarky， real family story with humor and love！ Full review to follow！
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I won a copy of this one in a Goodreads Giveaway。 The writing is personable and flows easily with a very conversational tone。 That does make it a quick read， but with that being said， I just couldn't care about anything that happened to the characters。 Most felt very one or two dimensional and I just kept hoping it would get to a point。 I won a copy of this one in a Goodreads Giveaway。 The writing is personable and flows easily with a very conversational tone。 That does make it a quick read， but with that being said， I just couldn't care about anything that happened to the characters。 Most felt very one or two dimensional and I just kept hoping it would get to a point。 。。。more
Paul
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I want to profusely thank Henry Holt & Co。 for sending me an advance copy of Grant Ginder's absolutely wonderful novel。 It's bursting with every superlative I can think of， and probably a few lurking mischievously in the shadows。 The Harrison family is one you want to curl up with with a bottle of champagne at your side， as they draw you irresistibly into their outrageous and endearing lives。 Nancy Harrison is the kind of politician we should be so lucky to have， one who is fine with disposing o I want to profusely thank Henry Holt & Co。 for sending me an advance copy of Grant Ginder's absolutely wonderful novel。 It's bursting with every superlative I can think of， and probably a few lurking mischievously in the shadows。 The Harrison family is one you want to curl up with with a bottle of champagne at your side， as they draw you irresistibly into their outrageous and endearing lives。 Nancy Harrison is the kind of politician we should be so lucky to have， one who is fine with disposing of her daughter Greta's evil dead fascist French boyfriend's body with cunning ingenuity in order to protect her family。 This is one messy clan， but oh so human， and， despite the emotional calamity that makes "Let's Not Do That Again" such a hilarious and invigorating page turner， a family ultimately held together by their love for each other。 Sophistication， pungent wit， cultural savvy and political astuteness are in pleasurable abundance， but the most gratifying aspect of Ginder's heady prose is the deeply felt empathy that I felt for Nancy， Greta and Nick。 What an intoxicating read！ 。。。more
Julie Stewart
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Thank you to @HenryHoltBooks for the free book which I won in a Goodreads giveaway。After years of being a congresswoman， Nancy Harrison is running for Senate。 Professionally she has everything going for her but personally her family threatens her ability to secure the position。 Her husband passed away years ago under semi-suspicious circumstances。 Her son， who used to be her campaign manager， quit and is now attempting to write a musical about the life of Joan Didion。 The novel opens with Nancy Thank you to @HenryHoltBooks for the free book which I won in a Goodreads giveaway。After years of being a congresswoman， Nancy Harrison is running for Senate。 Professionally she has everything going for her but personally her family threatens her ability to secure the position。 Her husband passed away years ago under semi-suspicious circumstances。 Her son， who used to be her campaign manager， quit and is now attempting to write a musical about the life of Joan Didion。 The novel opens with Nancy and her team scrambling after her daughter， Greta， makes the news for smashing windows during riots in Paris with her French， neo-nazi boyfriend。 Will Nancy manage to win her campaign in spite of her family？I LOVED the beginning of this book。 The writing was crisp and clever and witty and a lot of fun。 I was really hoping that the entire book would read the same way - if it had I have no doubt that it would have been one of my favorites this year。 While the rest of the book was good， it didn't quite live up to the great first impression that the first few chapters made。 The beginning was 6/5 stars for me with it slowly going down to around a 3。75 towards the end。 A plot twist later in the book took the story in a darker， more serious direction and I wish it hadn't。 The tone felt out of place from the rest of the book and I think I would have preferred it if the same plot twist had been written with humor as an absurd turn of events （kind of like Finlay Donovan）。 I've heard others say that this book would be good for fans of Veep。 I haven't watched Veep yet but definitely want to now。 It also made me want to go back and read Grant Ginder's backlist title， The People We Hate at the Wedding。 。。。more
Maria
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4。5 stars！Oh my gosh I loved every second of this book！ It really reminds of a story like Mary Beth Keane or Steven Rowley would come up。 Such a fun look at a family who’s lives are eating breathing and sleeping politics。The last bit took QUITE a turn， and it was a nice surprise haha IYKYK！ I highly recommend this book :）
Harleigh Thornton
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Ginder’s writing is sharp and filled with humor， and I absolutely adored the Harrison family and all of their deep flaws。 The relationship between Nick and Greta gave me Schitts Creeks vibes for sure。 The political drama is engaging and relatable， and this book weaves together many plot points that all come together by the end。 The ending on this book really threw me for a loop， which is why I’m giving it 4。5/5 stars。
Monica Fumarolo
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Hooked me in and took me on one heck of a roller coaster。 In a way it reminded me of the novel Less by Andrew Sean Greer meeting that old TV show Brothers & Sisters， if that makes sense。 I'll be looking into this author's backlist for sure。 Hooked me in and took me on one heck of a roller coaster。 In a way it reminded me of the novel Less by Andrew Sean Greer meeting that old TV show Brothers & Sisters， if that makes sense。 I'll be looking into this author's backlist for sure。 。。。more
Lydia Wallace
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Grant Ginder what a great and intriguing story。 I loved this book and the characters right away。 A novel of politics， love， lies and families。 The characters， each beautifully developed， allowing the reader to picture them vividly。 A mother running for Senate， a son running from his problems， and a daughter running straight into trouble。 A novel which proves that， like democracy， family is a messy and fragile thing。 Believe me I grew up in a similar family。 Dysfunctional。 The Mom， Nancy is hate Grant Ginder what a great and intriguing story。 I loved this book and the characters right away。 A novel of politics， love， lies and families。 The characters， each beautifully developed， allowing the reader to picture them vividly。 A mother running for Senate， a son running from his problems， and a daughter running straight into trouble。 A novel which proves that， like democracy， family is a messy and fragile thing。 Believe me I grew up in a similar family。 Dysfunctional。 The Mom， Nancy is hated by her daughter， Greta， who wants to sabotage her campaign。 Brother Nick is summoned to find his sister and bring her home。 He finds her involved with a unsuitable and dangerous man。 I enjoyed this book from the first page to the last page。 I enjoyed watching the plot unfold。 I didn't want the story to end。 Highly recommend。 Waiting for your next great book Grant Ginder。 。。。more
Paula Snell
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I got this book as a giveaway。 Easy read with some politics and family drama and dynamics。
Lisa
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This is a family tragicomedy that centers around Nancy Harrison， who is running for Congress， and her two children， Nick and Greta。 Greta gets mixed up with a French troll who has an annoying habit of calling her random weird endearments （"my little fig"）， yet this doesn't turn her off。 I figured one of the "twists" out。 Things come to a head and then go off the rails; I could have done without this part。 Overall， written in a way that held my interest， with good observations， writing， and humor This is a family tragicomedy that centers around Nancy Harrison， who is running for Congress， and her two children， Nick and Greta。 Greta gets mixed up with a French troll who has an annoying habit of calling her random weird endearments （"my little fig"）， yet this doesn't turn her off。 I figured one of the "twists" out。 Things come to a head and then go off the rails; I could have done without this part。 Overall， written in a way that held my interest， with good observations， writing， and humor。Thanks， Goodreads and Harry Holt & Co。， for the paperback giveaway！ 。。。more
Nicole
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I won a free copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway。3。5 stars rounded up。 I’m not sure how I would classify this book。 It definitely has family drama。 There is also humor and tension （both more towards the end）。 It was different from books I would pick up for myself。 It is being compared to Veep。 I never watched the show， but I know it made fun of politics。 There was way too much swearing here for my taste。
Elizabeth
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*I received this book from a Goodreads giveaway*This book reads like Veep-- not in a copycat kind of way， just as a thematic vibe。 It is drily hilarious and credibly represents the condition of being in a family。I loved it and will definitely read more from this author。
Audrey
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When the description described a book that's perfect for fans of Veep I knew I had to enter this giveaway。 This is a super fun read with characters that suck you in！ When the description described a book that's perfect for fans of Veep I knew I had to enter this giveaway。 This is a super fun read with characters that suck you in！ 。。。more
Amy Arnold
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I won this in a goodreads giveaway。 I probably would not have picked it up otherwise。 Novels about politics are not really my thing but this one was fun and quirky。 The characters grew on me as I read more。 I would be willing to try more books by this author。
Michael Burke
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"Let's Not Do That Again" begins as Nancy Harrison's senate campaign is dealt a scandalous blow when the media runs footage of her daughter Greta smashing windows during a riot in Paris。 We find out that Greta has been seduced by Xavier， a swarmy neo-nazi French Casanova bent on making a political splash。 His politics repulse her， yet she is supposedly charmed when he refers to her as "my little rabbit，" "my little flea，" or "my little shrimp。" Xavier brings to mind the Albert Brooks' character "Let's Not Do That Again" begins as Nancy Harrison's senate campaign is dealt a scandalous blow when the media runs footage of her daughter Greta smashing windows during a riot in Paris。 We find out that Greta has been seduced by Xavier， a swarmy neo-nazi French Casanova bent on making a political splash。 His politics repulse her， yet she is supposedly charmed when he refers to her as "my little rabbit，" "my little flea，" or "my little shrimp。" Xavier brings to mind the Albert Brooks' character Jacques Brunswich in The Simpsons-- the bowling instructor who charms Marge - "Marge， darling， there are ten pins in my heart。 You've knocked over eight。 Won't you please pick up that spare？ M"m。"So Xavier's character is a bust。 Greta is not very sympathetic either， falling for this malarkey and then changing her gears on a whim a number of times。 Nancy is pretty humorous in her political jockeying。。 I could read more Nancy。 We also have Nick， Nancy's son who is striving to keep out of his mother's political drama， runs off to rescue his sister in Paris， and he is working on composing his Joan Didion musical。 Cate and Tom head up Nancy's campaign staff and are instrumental in pulling off an improbable solution to everyone's problems。"Let's Not Do That Again" is pretty humorous and a quick read。 I have not watched “Veep，” but this is touted as something fans of that show would love。 Thank you to Henry Holt & Company and NetGalley for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lara
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I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway。I really like THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THE WEDDING， and was hoping the same for this， but。。。。Although， Mr。 Ginder is a very good writer， and without getting specific， and giving anything away， I just didn't love the resolution to the story， here。It made me dislike some of the characters， and therefore， the book was not satisfying。 I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway。I really like THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THE WEDDING， and was hoping the same for this， but。。。。Although， Mr。 Ginder is a very good writer， and without getting specific， and giving anything away， I just didn't love the resolution to the story， here。It made me dislike some of the characters， and therefore， the book was not satisfying。 。。。more
Susan
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I'm not sure which job is more stressful: being a politician up for election or being a parent。 After reading this book， I'm still not sure， especially when you have children that are trying to find their own place in the world and are doing it very publicly。 I really enjoyed this heartfelt and humorous look at both the political life and the world of parenting。 This almost felt like it had a Gilbert and Sullivan vibe to it with the quirky characters and all the small little Tetris-like events p I'm not sure which job is more stressful: being a politician up for election or being a parent。 After reading this book， I'm still not sure， especially when you have children that are trying to find their own place in the world and are doing it very publicly。 I really enjoyed this heartfelt and humorous look at both the political life and the world of parenting。 This almost felt like it had a Gilbert and Sullivan vibe to it with the quirky characters and all the small little Tetris-like events pieced together。 Definitely a fun book！Thanks to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Company for a copy of the book。 This review is my own opinion。 。。。more
Danielle
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Thank you MacMillian Press and Goodreads for the ARC！Let's Not Do That Again focuses on the Harrison family during the mother's run for Senate。 Both of her children are trying to pull away from direct influence in their mother's campaign。 Nick has stopped being his mother's "fixer" and is now a writing professor who is also working on a Broadway show about Joan Didion。 Greta is supposedly living in Paris going to culinary school and finding herself， but all hell breaks loose with Greta is caught Thank you MacMillian Press and Goodreads for the ARC！Let's Not Do That Again focuses on the Harrison family during the mother's run for Senate。 Both of her children are trying to pull away from direct influence in their mother's campaign。 Nick has stopped being his mother's "fixer" and is now a writing professor who is also working on a Broadway show about Joan Didion。 Greta is supposedly living in Paris going to culinary school and finding herself， but all hell breaks loose with Greta is caught to her mother's horror throwing a champagne bottle through a restaurant's window。 Suddenly， Nick is thrust back into the political world to try to save his mother's bid for Senate and his sister from himself。 It is a story of politics， family， and finding yourself。 There is a whole lot of stuff going on in this story。 It hits on 3 big subjects 1） trusting yourself/finding yourself， 2） what price are politicians willing to pay to win， 3） and what it means to be a flawed family。 This wasn't my favorite book of all time， but I did enjoy it。 I think my issue is I didn't love the mom Nancy or Greta。 Nick is the highlight of this story。 Also， the 2 employees working on Nancy's campaign are great too。 I have seen blurbs calling this book funny， but I didn't find it that way。 I am not saying that there aren't light moments， but none were laugh out loud funny。 If anything， I just wanted to shake the characters during those points。 The novel also takes a turn towards the end that I wasn't a huge fan of。If you like political and family dramas that can include morally corrupt people， this will probably be foe you。 It is going to be a lighter version of something like the tv show Scandal， but will still have some of the drama that you will see in shows like that。 PopSugar Reading Challenge 2022- Book Set in a Sister City #1 （NYC。 Technically， this book is also set in Paris which is a sister city to New York， but I am not a huge fan of doubling up。 。。。more
Kelly
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Let's Not Do That Again is the type of story that the New York Times Book Review will probably love。 If you love politics， this fictional account of a political family will probably also be perfect for you。 If you find politics exhausting， annoying and/or completely suspended from reality you will either find this amusing or boring as the consequences of politics play out among the Harrison family。 A family that Nancy marries into， but when her congressman husband storms out after a drunken figh Let's Not Do That Again is the type of story that the New York Times Book Review will probably love。 If you love politics， this fictional account of a political family will probably also be perfect for you。 If you find politics exhausting， annoying and/or completely suspended from reality you will either find this amusing or boring as the consequences of politics play out among the Harrison family。 A family that Nancy marries into， but when her congressman husband storms out after a drunken fight and proceeds to kill himself， one that she decides is worth pursuing herself。 Her party and her husband's friends are going to hand it to so she has to fight tooth and nail for everything， alienating her kids and losing her grip on the world the rest of us inhabit。 And naturally， after twenty years of success in Congress she's ready to pursue a Senate seat。 If only her son would come back to her campaign and help her out， instead of having a life of his own。 And if pesky middling former actor Chip Carmichael wasn't her opponent。 And last but not least， if only she hadn't reaped what she sowed and created a daughter she never had time for who's no longer interested in towing the line and playing the dutiful daughter。 In fact， Greta has had enough。 She doesn't just want to escape her mother's world; she wants to destroy it， egged on by her white supremacist French boyfriend。 Which sends the reader， Nancy， her campaign team and her family through endless news cycles and polling numbers that remind the reader why the day after the polls close is one to take a deep breath and enjoy stories about puppies and kittens being rescued before everyone gears up for the next election mere days after the current winners are announced。 The rote and somewhat predictable storyline finally takes an interesting turn near the end， when Greta makes a decision that there's no going back from， and that forces everyone to decide what priorities are most important - family or politics？ I personally don't love politics， so I struggled to care about the majority of the book。 I won't necessarily say I'm glad I stuck it out the whole way through， but the plot twist did seem to help make it worth the effort to keep reading。 。。。more
Alex Mobley
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Twists and turns， alternating perspective， relevant political drama， it was fun getting to know the Harrison’s。 Each Harrison was thoughtfully crafted and developed throughout as a flawed and at least semi-relatable individual。 The reader could have been left in the dark on some things a little longer for added suspense but all the details are accounted for and wrap up in a tidy bow （which I normally like in a story but I am surprised and disappointed（？） it ended without the chaos that emanated Twists and turns， alternating perspective， relevant political drama， it was fun getting to know the Harrison’s。 Each Harrison was thoughtfully crafted and developed throughout as a flawed and at least semi-relatable individual。 The reader could have been left in the dark on some things a little longer for added suspense but all the details are accounted for and wrap up in a tidy bow （which I normally like in a story but I am surprised and disappointed（？） it ended without the chaos that emanated from the first three-quarters of the book）。 Will definitely watch the movie when this inevitably becomes Grant Ginder’s second book to hit theaters。Thank you to Henry Holt and Company for an advanced reader copy。 。。。more
Carla Bayha
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I think Grant Ginder deserves to be better known than he is。 Let's Not Do That Again is my third Ginder novel， and if this one is not quite the funniest of them （hard to be truly hilarious with a French fascist as a lead character）， it does manage to hit all of his strengths。 So we have alienated siblings， a strong but not perfect mother （named Nancy！） who is running for Senator， and city backdrops: this time it is New York and Paris。The ending is a mixture of farce， romance， and comic catharsis I think Grant Ginder deserves to be better known than he is。 Let's Not Do That Again is my third Ginder novel， and if this one is not quite the funniest of them （hard to be truly hilarious with a French fascist as a lead character）， it does manage to hit all of his strengths。 So we have alienated siblings， a strong but not perfect mother （named Nancy！） who is running for Senator， and city backdrops: this time it is New York and Paris。The ending is a mixture of farce， romance， and comic catharsis， heavily dosed with reckoning。 。。。more
Tracy
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This novel has a crazy set up。 A 20 something young woman is rioting in the streets of Paris while her mother is running for Senate and her brother is trying to hold things together。 I liked it！
Nikki
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3。5 stars。 I enjoy Grant Ginder immensely。 His stories have a lot of family drama and enough love in them to balance out the snark。 I only wish his characters were a tad more likable。 Well， the female characters。 Nick was awesome as he was。Nancy Harrison is running for Senate！ However， her daughter， Greta， is angry and hurt by what she believes to be her mother's betrayal of her father。 And her son， Nick， just CANNOT work for her anymore。 Greta also seems to be trying to find herself and in doin 3。5 stars。 I enjoy Grant Ginder immensely。 His stories have a lot of family drama and enough love in them to balance out the snark。 I only wish his characters were a tad more likable。 Well， the female characters。 Nick was awesome as he was。Nancy Harrison is running for Senate！ However， her daughter， Greta， is angry and hurt by what she believes to be her mother's betrayal of her father。 And her son， Nick， just CANNOT work for her anymore。 Greta also seems to be trying to find herself and in doing so， starts dating a French Nazi。 Chaos ensues。 Nick flies to Paris to bring Greta home。 But is she ready to face her mother？ Will they get past all the craziness？ Will Nancy win the Senate race in New York？*Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan for a digital copy of this novel。* 。。。more
Angela Lashbrook
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Delightful， funny， and sometimes sweet look at the things we do for family （and the things our family do for—and TO—us in return）。 I truly couldn’t put this book down， and reading it made me genuinely happy， which is one of the greatest compliments I can give a book。 It has one minor flaw， which is that its villain is not especially interesting; I don’t think I needed to get their perspective， and found those short sections a bit of a slog。 But that doesn’t take away from my overall enjoyment of Delightful， funny， and sometimes sweet look at the things we do for family （and the things our family do for—and TO—us in return）。 I truly couldn’t put this book down， and reading it made me genuinely happy， which is one of the greatest compliments I can give a book。 It has one minor flaw， which is that its villain is not especially interesting; I don’t think I needed to get their perspective， and found those short sections a bit of a slog。 But that doesn’t take away from my overall enjoyment of a very well done， very charming novel that I will without hesitation recommend to everyone， especially those with a good sense of humor。 。。。more
Heather
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4。5⭐️ - This book was so fun！ A strong family drama with a mix of politics and a twist that’s crazy， but ends up working。 I read this gem in just 24 hours - something that life doesn’t usually allow me to do but I just simply couldn’t put it down。 Ginder does a fantastic job of writing with wit， sarcasm， and just enough details that these characters jumped off the page as I read。 This story is both familiar and unique; you can imagine that the dynamic within dynasty political families can be vol 4。5⭐️ - This book was so fun！ A strong family drama with a mix of politics and a twist that’s crazy， but ends up working。 I read this gem in just 24 hours - something that life doesn’t usually allow me to do but I just simply couldn’t put it down。 Ginder does a fantastic job of writing with wit， sarcasm， and just enough details that these characters jumped off the page as I read。 This story is both familiar and unique; you can imagine that the dynamic within dynasty political families can be volatile and strained， yet most don’t end with （I can’t tell you without spoiling it 😉）。If you’re looking for a sharp family drama （and enjoy politics） I can’t recommend this one enough！ 。。。more
Jillian
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Grant Ginder is a comic genius--sharp， insightful and full of heart
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Let's Not Do That Again
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Let's Not Do That Again&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft