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    Oona Out of Order: A Novel
    Oona Out of Order: A Novel
    Oona Out of Order: A Novel
    Audiobook11 hours

    Oona Out of Order: A Novel

    Written by Margarita Montimore

    Narrated by Brittany Pressley

    4.5/5

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    NATIONAL BESTSELLER

    A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK

    AMAZON EDITORS' 20 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR PICK

    "Reminiscent of Liane Moriarty’s What Alice Forgot and Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life, Oona Out of Order is a delightfully freewheeling romp.” —Booklist (starred review)

    Oona Out of Order is a remarkably inventive novel that explores what it means to live a life fully in the moment, even if those moments are out of sequence.

    Just because life may be out of order, doesn’t mean it’s broken.

    It’s New Year’s Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence. Should she go to London to study economics, or remain at home in Brooklyn to pursue her passion for music and be with her boyfriend? As the countdown to the New Year begins, Oona faints and awakens thirty-two years in the future in her fifty-one-year-old body. Greeted by a friendly stranger in a beautiful house she’s told is her own, Oona learns that with each passing year she will leap to another age at random. And so begins Oona Out of Order...

    Hopping through decades, pop culture fads, and much-needed stock tips, Oona is still a young woman on the inside but ever changing on the outside. Who will she be next year? Philanthropist? Club Kid? World traveler? Wife to a man she’s never met?

    Surprising, magical, and heart-wrenching, Margarita Montimore has crafted an unforgettable story about the burdens of time, the endurance of love, and the power of family.

    A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books

    Editor's Note

    Book club pick…

    The team at Good Morning America picked Margarita Montimore’s “Oona Out of Order” for their Cover to Cover Book Club. It follows Oona Lockhart, who goes from 19 to 51 years old one New Year’s Eve, and then leaps through time to a random age in her life with every passing year. “I know the whole world feels like it's out of order right now, and social distancing is tough, but join ‘GMA’s’ Book Club and we’ll all feel less isolated as we get lost in this uplifting story,” the author said in GMA’s announcement post.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateFeb 25, 2020
    ISBN9781250260949
    Author

    Margarita Montimore

    Margarita Montimore is the author of The Dollhouse Academy, Acts of Violet, Asleep from Day, and Oona Out of Order, which was a USA Today bestseller and Good Morning America Book Club pick. After receiving a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College, she worked for more than a decade in publishing and social media before deciding to focus on the writing dream full-time. Born in Soviet Ukraine and raised in Brooklyn, she currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and dog.

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    • 4/5
      A uniquely written book which surprisingly was very interesting and kept you wanting to learn more.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Fantastic book. It starts slow like a tiny ball of snow, but the characters and plot pickup and it becomes an unstoppable avalanche. If you think it starts bland, trust me, hang in there because it improves immensely. Power through the first chapters because you are in for a treat.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A very different, fun & interesting novel. Try it you'll probably like it !

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      My first audio book - I loved the concept, the writing, Oona, Kenzie, Oona's mom.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Fun concept but the protagonist is really unlikeable and hard to root for

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Fun escapism quick read. Could work for book club

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This was a wonderful book; it was interesting to hear how Oona’s life evolved through every year she leaped. The characters and their roles were perfect. Wonderful narrator as well. Recommend!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Chick lit, all right. But such great chick lit. Takes you through the times and motions of a woman tricked by time. Like we all are somehow.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It's a sweet read about life's trials and tribulations. How circumstances can feel all encapsulating one moment but give it time and you'll come to find out what really matters. This book helped give me a fresh perspective.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      An easy-to-read escape with a satisfying ending that has just enough gravitas to make you think. The nature of the approach leads to an interesting second read.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Light hearted sci-fi drama. Love Oona and her journey ✝️
    • 1/5
      Oona is the most unlikeable protagonist I’ve read in a while. If you are looking for a fun, lighthearted book with time travel this isn’t that. The time travel doesn’t make sense at all, and leaves many, many plot holes.
    • 5/5
      Fun romp through Oona’s life. The time periods were familiar and easy to lose myself in. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
    • 4/5
      Good book, but we are stuck with an annoying narrator. She uses the same intonation and emotion on all characters.
    • 5/5
      I couldn't stop listening! This book is riveting and the narrator is excellent.
    • 5/5
      When I read the title I was like uhm what? Then I read the summary and still thought hmmm.... Then I started the book and found it hard to stop... A good book to let everything be for a while.
    • 5/5
      This was my very first so I wasnt sure about it, but I loved this story audio or not. The narrator was perfect. I enjoyed every minute. Brilliant!
    • 3/5
      Ok, the OCD part of me is itching to understand how the leaps happen in a continuum way. Does a "normal" Oona lived through the timeline linearly first then different Oona versions leaps through those lived timelines randomly? Some decisions are quite annoying too, borderline stupid. Nevertheless, I quite enjoyed some parts of it. I especially like Kenzie and Peter. Seems like the best character of the book have minimal exposure. It wouldn't be a big loss if you haven't read this book but if you did its not really wasted time. Its solid ok book, nothing more nothing less.
    • 5/5
      Loved it. Well defined characters, not a dull moment in it.
    • 5/5
      Loved this book so much, truly did not want it to end.
    • 1/5
      I just couldn't listen anymore. Sorry but this is bunk to say the least. A great premise but as others have pointed out the main character is really hard to like. This is more like a not so very interesting drama with an interesting idea of time travel included, then chucked and stomped on by no other than the main character because WHY? Rather than actually doing anything or learning from her mistakes...it's just a waste.

      Here's the takaway- If you're not willing to listen to yourself why should I?
    • 3/5
      The book is WTF, but I loved the narration so much.
    • 3/5
      Meh. I would have preferred more of a climax.
    • 2/5
      DNF @chapter 3. I'm definitely an unpopular opinion with this one. I found Oona very whiny and annoying, and was mostly bored with the story. Unfortunately, this was way overhyped for me.
    • 5/5
      Great book! Love the narrator. Would recommend for a light read.
    • 5/5
      I listened to quickly wish I had some left. Makes you be more grateful and appreciate life.
    • 5/5
      A very interesting book full of a different look at life.
    • 4/5
      Good book interesting new concept of time travel enjoyed it,
    • 5/5
      I want more Oona!! I love time travel stories and this is one of my favorites. So engaging and surprising.
    • 5/5
      I really liked it. Though i have lots of questions of why it started at 18, why does she need to write letters to future selves (she should know what happen). It's very easy to start a ripple effect and change her future.
      I guess all these questions makes it an interesting book. Also it's an easy book to read.