338 reviews for:

Among Friends

Hal Ebbott

3.07 AVERAGE

chelleandpoppy's review

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This one started so strong for me! The writing felt like Rooney and very philosophical, but as the book progressed philosophy turned to cliche. I couldn’t tell the characters apart and felt they needed to be more developed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault

nmnahorski's review

4.0

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jhaswa's review

3.5

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault

trishmill's review

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Horribly upsetting.

dahlface's review

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It’s almost impossible to believe this is Ebbott’s debut novel. His writing is sharp, layered, and emotionally fearless. It’s an intricate tangle of inner lives that captures just how messy, flawed, and fascinating people can be. He doesn’t just observe his characters; he drops you right inside their heads, where no impulse is too petty, no motivation too ugly to examine. The result is a biting, often dark exploration of friendship, love, jealousy, betrayal, and trust. But what really lingers is how unflinchingly Ebbott dissects the frailty of marriage and the beautiful, bumbling cluelessness of parenthood. His ability to write across gender and age is remarkable. These people are mostly awful and completely riveting. I cannot wait to see what Ebbott writes next. #AmongFriends #NetGalley

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

higgilea's review

2.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

frickinlaurtay's review

3.75

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katiecoops's review

1.5

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sweinstein's review

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ebrich1's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes