Marrying the Ketchups

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Call Number: Fiction / Close, Jennifer, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Close, Jennifer
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Close, Jennifer	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Close, Jennifer	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Close, Jennifer	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Close, Jennifer	4-week checkout	Due 05-24-2024
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Close, Jennifer	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Close, Jennifer	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Close, Jennifer	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Close, Jennifer	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Close, Jennifer	4-week checkout	Due 05-24-2024

"An irresistible comedy of manners about three generations of a Chicago restaurant family and the private jokes, ancient grudges, broken hearts, and deep, abiding love that feeds them all. Here are the three things the Sullivan family knows to be true: the Chicago Cubs will always be the underdogs; historical progress is inevitable; and their grandfather, Bud, founder of JP Sullivan's, will always make the best burgers in Oak Park. But when, over the course of three strange months, the Cubs win the World Series, Trump is elected president, and Bud drops dead, suddenly everyone in the family finds themselves doubting all they hold dear. Take Gretchen for example, lead singer for a '90s cover band who has been flirting with fame for a decade but is beginning to wonder if she's too old to be chasing a childish dream. Or Jane, Gretchen's older sister, who is starting to suspect that her fitness-obsessed husband who hides the screen of his phone isn't always "working late." And then there's Teddy, their steadfast, unfailingly good cousin, nursing heartbreak and confusion because the guy who dumped him keeps showing up for lunch at JP Sullivan's where Teddy is the manager. How can any of them be expected to make the right decisions when the world feels sideways--and the bartender at JP Sullivan's makes such strong cocktails? Outrageously funny and wickedly astute, Marrying the Ketchups is a delicious confection by one of our most beloved authors."-- Provided by publisher.

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Really enjoyed this submitted by beckleystover on July 14, 2022, 11:22am this is a great, funny book. the dialog is really smart, witty, and refreshing. it's a story taken place in Chicago, and you can really feel the "midwest"ness of the family. so relatable.

Enjoyed the Chicago setting submitted by jcottey on July 26, 2022, 9:14am I didn't find the book funny, but the cultural references were on par with my life experiences. The writing is good, but not compelling. I kept putting this book aside and reading other books, then making myself come back and finish the book. It's just a story of a family and their lives and interactions. There's no major event to be resolved or anything.