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125 reviews for:

Lo Fi

Liz Riggs

3.57 AVERAGE

kazoonate's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I meant to copy down the playlists before I turned it back in. That was further proof that I connected with the characters.

kgreene's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

axu's review against another edition

5.0

I feel like it was inevitable I would l like this book; as a 23 year old who feels a little lost and like she should be doing something she's passionate about but isn't, who mostly wants to drink irresponsibly and have no responsibilities but also I'd like to be taken seriously, Al is an easy character to relate to. She's an amalgamation of the best and worst parts of that feeling, because at least she wants SOMETHING (music) even if she doesn't know how to get there; I want to want something that badly. But she's also messy and chaotic and selfish and it's freeing to read about her because I don't want that for my real life but it sometimes comes up as an intrusive thought, like, what if I worked nights and treated people carelessly and spent most of my time not sober? What if I lived like Al?

I think realistically my rating is 4.5 stars because I don't think this is a 5 star for everyone, for most people even, but sometimes stories find you at the right time in your life and you just feel seen. But even if you're not feeling lost and uncertain and a little depressed even though nothing bad has happened to you ever, you'll probably still like this -- more than anything this was fun and entertaining and Nashville really comes to life in the pages. I kept thinking, should I get really into music? Should I move to Nashville? Should I get a job checking people's IDs at the door to a concert venue? (Funnily enough this was actually a job I tried to get a few months ago because I thought it would be cool).

This reminded me of Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler, another favorite that I read at the right time. Also sorry this review turned out to be mostly about me, hope you enjoyed the book.

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3/22/25 reread: 5 stars again ❣️

nattyjane's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lottie1803's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

pikamonster's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective 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

It was a decent read. Very slow and a little boring. I do feel like it was a realistic book and that's why the pacing felt so slow. Definitely lives up to the name LoFi.