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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
reflective
sad
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well written as ever, but not as hard hitting emotionally as some other novel of Anne Tyler's and I was not blown away by the ending. It was a slice of life story and easy to read, but also easily forgotten.
Good lord. I'd forgotten how much I love Anne Tyler books. This simple, ordinary story packs a punch, and Tyler has drawn Micah as a perfectly quirky and understated character. I felt like I knew him from page 1. Delightful.
I love the way Anne Tyler creates communities of real people. The family dynamics and ordinariness of life is so easy to imagine when I read her books.
This book was more like 3.75 stars
This book was more like 3.75 stars
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
relaxing
medium-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
An off-beat love story that centers on the life of a man who doesn't seem to have a life beyond his work as maintenance man and computer technician. He cherishes his routine and methodical way of dealing with life. What has to happen to make him think twice about life?