Goodreads Summary
An enchanting and staggeringly original debut novel
about one day in the lives of three unforgettable characters
Madeleine Altimari is a smart-mouthed, rebellious
nine-year-old who also happens to be an aspiring jazz singer. Still mourning
the recent death of her mother, and caring for her grief-stricken father, she
doesn’t realize that on the eve of Christmas Eve she is about to have the most
extraordinary day—and night—of her life. After bravely facing down
mean-spirited classmates and rejection at school, Madeleine doggedly searches
for Philadelphia's legendary jazz club The Cat's Pajamas, where she’s
determined to make her on-stage debut. On the same day, her fifth grade teacher
Sarina Greene, who’s just moved back to Philly after a divorce, is nervously
looking forward to a dinner party that will reunite her with an old high school
crush, afraid to hope that sparks might fly again. And across town at The Cat's
Pajamas, club owner Lorca discovers that his beloved haunt may have to close
forever, unless someone can find a way to quickly raise the $30,000 that would
save it.
As these three lost souls search for love, music and
hope on the snow-covered streets of Philadelphia, together they will discover
life’s endless possibilities over the course of one magical night. A vivacious,
charming and moving debut, 2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas will capture your
heart and have you laughing out loud.
My
Thoughts
I’m not really sure how I feel about this book. Mostly because the ending was so confusing! I
mean, what happened?!?! I’m still very
unclear…
I don’t think I actually liked any of the characters that much. It wasn’t my fault though, I promise, they just
weren’t very likeable. I felt bad for
Madeline but I still didn’t like that she was pretty much a brat most of the
time. There were too many story lines
going on. There were way too many
perspectives to try to keep up with.
And, to be honest, I really didn’t enjoy reading from the perspective of
a dog… at all.
I guess I’m not all that confused about my feeling
toward this novel after all. It wasn’t
one that I would recommend to anyone and I wouldn’t want to read it again. Not my favorite at all.
*Note: I received a copy of this book from Blogging For Books in exchange for an honest review.
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