2 A.M. at The Cats Pajamas

Posted on 03 July 2018 by Marie-Helene Bertino

A sparkling, enchanting and staggeringly original debut novel about one day in the lives of three unforgettable charactersMadeleine Altimari is a smart mouthed, precocious nine year old and an aspiring jazz singer As she mourns the recent death of her mother, she doesn t realize that on 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 Am At The Cat s Pajamas will capture your heart and have you laughing out loud. Best Download 2 A.M. at The Cats Pajamas [ by ] Marie-Helene Bertino [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This book almost lost me at first I just couldn t get into the different storylines and the omniscient point of view felt kind of obnoxious After I let my ego go, and stopped trying to predict where the story was going because I was sure I knew EXACTLY what was going to happen next , I found myself falling in love with the characters, the plot, the city 2 A.M at The Cat s Pajamas is not for readers that take themselves too seriously, but it is for bookish folk that can allow themselves to This book almost lost me at first I just couldn t get into the different storylines and the omniscient point of view felt kind of obnoxious After I let my ego go, and s...I have very mixed feelings about this novel The writing is exciting, quirky, poetic, original and touched with beautiful, poignant, throwaway observances At times it made me think that the author was trying to write like Kerouac and maybe that was the case, given that the rhythms of jazz pervade the narrative and the heroine is a jazz aficionado and aspiring singer The characters are unusual not terribly likeable for the mos...This book was sheer delight I loved how the author portrayed children as having unique and strange personalities and desires, and also their own internal lives.Madeleine was a great character, learning about life by learning from her mother but also following her own passion, despite being banned from performing at school I love the Lorcas and the sadness of a failing business I love the principle and her life apart from school I love Sauvine who reminds me a bit of Bridget Jones The timeli This book was sheer delight I loved how the author portrayed children as having unique and strange personalities and desires, and also their own internal lives.Madeleine was a great character, learning about life by learning from her mother but also following her own passion, despite being banned from performing at school I love the Lorcas and the sadness of a failing business I love the principle and her life apart from school I love Sauvine who reminds me a bit of Bridget Jones The timeline was a...3.5 StarsI wanted to love this book, and there were times when I encountered certain phrases that so perfectly described a thought or an action that I felt as though the author had a lock on my experience of the world That being said, I found this book very confusing There are several characters that I was interested in and felt connected to Their stories were interlaced with other short vignettes dealing with minor players who I didn t feel advanced the story in any way I enjoyed Madeline the near I wanted to love this book, and there were times when I encountered certain phrases that so perfectly described a thought or ...This is a pure, winter comfort read that belies the pain and loss at the heart of the story Madeleine Altimari is living in a cockroach infested apartment with a father nearly comatose with grief after the death of his wife Jack Lorca is on the verge of losing his jazz club not to mention the tenuous relationship he has with his son Sarina Greene is divorced and lonely in a new city But the language that ushers each of them, inexorably, to the Cat s Pajamas is dazzling and light Musicians a This is a pure, winter comfort read that belies the pain and loss at the heart of the story Madeleine Altimari is living in a cockroach infested apartment with a father nearly comatose with grief after the death of his wife Jack Lorca is on the verge of losing his jazz club not to mention the tenuou...Do you ever wonder if, as life goes on, we re going to run out of ideas for stories Does it seem like a lot of the books out there are too similar I don t think that ll happen the world is constantly evolving, which alone, will garner endless ideas But I think the author of 2 A.M at the Cat s Pajamas does think we re running out of ideasand she tries way too hard to create something original,...For me this novel was a very mixed read I quickly fell in love with nine year old Madeleine, a motherless child whose father is sunk into himself with grief Madeleine is used to taking care of herself, she is foul mouthed, very determined and her only wish is to sing in public Strange things happen when she sings and I really wish this concept would have beenfully ...Marie Helene Bertino s novel about a 9 year old aspiring jazz singer named Madeleine unfolds in language that s like jazz itself lithe and liquid and surprising Three separate storylines one Madeleine s, one her teacher s, and one of the hard up owner of the jazz club The Cat s Pajamas converge at yup 2 AM But interwoven with these three main plotlines are many smaller strands, like little riffs and improvisations mingling with the melody The result is a charming confection of a book, sa Marie Helene Bertino s novel about a 9 year old aspiring jazz singer named Madeleine unfolds in language that s like jazz itself lithe and liquid and surprising Three separate storylines one Madeleine s, one her teacher s, and one of the hard up owner of the jazz club The Cat s Pajamas converge at yup 2 AM But interwoven with these three main plotlines are many smaller strands, like little riffs and improvisations mingling with the melody The result is a charming confec...As I was reading this book, it reminded me a bit of Love Actually Not because of any similarities to the story lines of that movie, butbecause of a sprawling cast of interconnected characters whose stories weave together around Christmas time Unfortunately, I feel like the massive cast works better on film, where you can put a face with a name It took me half of the Cat s Pajamas just to keep the characters straight, and how they were all interconnected Although the story takes place o As I was reading this book, it reminded me a bit of Love Actually Not because of any similarities to the story lines of that movie, butbecause of a sprawling cast of interconnected characters whose stories weave together around Christmas time Unfortunately, I feel like the massive cast works better on film, where you can put a face with a name It took me half of the Cat s Pajamas just to keep the characters straight, and how they were all interconnected Although the story takes place over the course of one day Christmas Eve eve several of the characters flash back to earlier times, which just adds to the confusion For awhile, I wasn t even really ...

03 July 2018

Marie-Helene Bertino