I’ve read and enjoyed several of Anne Tyler’s books, and while Three Days in June still had her signature warmth and insight into everyday lives, it wasn’t my favorite. The story unfolds over just a few days, and while the characters were well-drawn and relatable, the pacing felt slower than usual, and the emotional stakes didn’t pull me in quite as strongly as her other novels.

That said, Tyler’s writing is always lovely—observant, gentle, and full of quiet truths. I appreciated the subtle shifts in the characters' relationships and how even the smallest moments were given weight. It’s still a worthwhile read, especially for longtime fans, but for me, it didn’t quite reach the level of her best work.

I don’t have much to say about this one but…

This was a short read with tidbits of humor I enjoyed, but ultimately I didn’t feel any sort of connection to this book—there was no plot; it was just cranky old people rambling.

No hate to the author EVER! This just wasn’t the right read for me.

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙍𝘾.

Anne Tyler's newest book is the story of three days, a weekend really, in the life of Gail Baines. But oh what a weekend! It begins on Friday morning when the headmistress of the school where Gail serves as assistant head mistress calls her into the office to let her know that not only will she not be selected as the next headmistress, but she is to be replaced in her current position. Gail walks out dumbfounded and retreats home to prepare for her daughter's wedding to find her ex-husband has claimed a spot at her condo for the weekend, bringing along a cat he is fostering. Nothing that happens over the next days are what you would expect, not even the toasts at the wedding, but when you finish the book you will feel that Gail is a good friend, deserving the best that life can offer. This is a story worth reading and sharing with others

A quick read following a woman in her early 60s as she navigates challenges at work, her daughter's upcoming wedding and ex-husband. Reminded me a bit of an Elizabeth Strout novel in the way that nothing much happens but yet the characters are interesting and complex.

Three Days in June by Anne Tyler. I read an advanced ecopy (thanks to @netgalley) of this way back in November, and published in February. This story, takes place over three days, while Gail prepares for her daughter’s wedding, her ex-husband shows up on her doorstep, and all kinds of memories both happy and sad are revisited. Gail is prickly and hard to get along with, but underneath her shell she’s really just someone in need of love and kindness. I enjoyed this slow but engaging story.

A short and sweet story. I love this one because I, too, have divorced parents who get along well. The ending was perfect!

A thoroughly enjoyable read from start to finish. Women of a certain age, family, exes, grown children, etc. all taking place over the course of three days in the month of June. Positively delightful.

This was a lovely story about a family, and how they both stay together and don't. It was my first by Anne Tyler but it certainly wont be my last. I loved the writing and just sitting with the family for a bit.

The book was just meh. It's three days of Gail's life starting with losing her job, getting a haircut and style she's not happy with, deciding if she's gaining a son in law, or losing a daughter, and dealing with her ex who shows up with a cat.

Though is a short novella, to me it kind of dragged. I couldn't really connect with any of the characters. I didn't dislike it, it just wasn't something I'd write home about.

What happens when over the course of three days you lose your job, your daughter gets married, your ex shows up at the door, and a secret emerges? Now if you are a bit socially awkward will you even recognize that this screams mess? Thanks to NetGalley for the read.

It seems to Gail that things to worry about are happening in bunches. She loses her job as asst. headmistress of a private school, has her hair done and it is too poofy, exhusband Max shows up with no place to stay for the wedding of their daughter with a cat in tow. Can it get any worse. For constant worrier Gail it does. This book was entertaining. It is a story about life, how short it is, and forgiving and going on. Enjoyable and entertaining read. Thanks to #NetGalley#ThreeDaysinJune#AnneTyler

Absolutely obsessed with this one! The cover and storyline is adorable. I have been recommending this one to all my friends now that it is out.

Gail is having a mid-life crisis. She has begun to let herself go, she is losing the job at school where she teaches that she thought she was going to get, and her daughter is getting married into a family that makes Gail feel uncomfortable. On top of that, Max, her ex husband plans to stay with her when he comes to their daughter's wedding. Yet, Max, who she divorced because he was so ordinary and predictable somehow helps her to get through all her problems. A story about growth, change and second chances. If you are an Anne Tyler fan, you will love this book.
Thanks to NetGalley for an arc with no pressure for a positive review.

Anne Tyler is a must read author for me and I really enjoyed her latest. What looks at first like just an account of two parents going through their daughter’s wedding weekend is actually so much more. We get to peek inside Gail and Max’s relationship and see what actually caused its demise. Tyler is so skilled at making everyday life interesting and thought-provoking. And the ending was perfection.

I'd like to thank Netgalley and Knopf for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I'm not sure I know how I feel this book. This books spans just three days in Gail's life when she is forced to leave her job, attend her daughter's wedding, and host her ex husband for the weekend. It was an easy book to read and it had a great pacing but I'm not sure I know how I feel about the characters. I liked the family dynamics and character development of Gail but they just seemed odd to me. I guess they seemed pleasant to each other but not really like family. I had a hard time connecting with the characters in this book. especially Gail.

Gail's weekend is not starting out well - it's the eve of her daughter's wedding and she is losing her job, has a bad experience at a hair salon and then finds her ex-husband on her doorstep needing a place to stay for the festivities. When her daughter shares that her future husband may have been unfaithful, it brings up all kinds of memories from Gail's own past, the choices she made and the life she now has.

Mixed emotions. Sometimes the challenge of a novella is being able to get all of the information that you need to adequately tell the story across in a shorter format. The writing was good, I was able to actively NOT LIKE the main character, Gail, but that sucks some of the joy out of the drive to continue reading. I just wasn't invested. That being said, reading a book about people I’m not invested in, with a plot I don’t have much interest in, with an ending that wasn’t satisfying, was not especially enjoyable and I found myself repeatedly looking to see how much was left- NOT a good sign.

This was… odd. Not a full story, just the day before, day of, and day after a moms daughters wedding…
This writing style was very telling vs showing and more so for those that were a fan of “The Maid”.. our narrator was just very dull and strange and straight forward?
Overall, I’m just very unimpressed.

This is my first Anne Tyler novel and I don't think I'm her target audience. It was a short book so in this instance, I'll consider that a plus. The story was told over a 3-day weekend (with flashbacks to the past) as Gail and her ex-husband Max celebrate their daughter's wedding. I didn't find any of the characters to be overly likeable and I didn't connect with any of them. Quite honestly, I didn't see the point of the story. Let me rephrase that, I got the point but it just seemed an unnecessary way to arrive there.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of the book to review.

I have been an Anne Tyler fan since I was 14 and headed to high school. I have listed her book Saint Maybe as a lifetime favorite for decades. But I'll admit some of her later books have been hit or miss for me.

But Three Days in June is classic Anne Tyler in shortened form. This novella manages to make you really connect with Gail, our main character, as she faces her past while being a part of her daughter's wedding.

Gail is neat, prim, practical. Her ex-husband is charismatic, goofy, rumpled, and disorganized. As they're thrown together for this wedding, in the aftershock of Gail losing her job, she remembers what pulled them apart.

I am not sure Tyler's written much if anything in first person before, and it really gave this book a more personal feel than most of hers. It's amazing how deep this goes in just over 100 pages. Well worth the read to see Tyler's mastery in telling a family tale.