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jlsjourneys's review against another edition
3.0
Hmm. Wanted to love this. I feel like I would like it better if I ripped off the first 150 pages and started there. I did get into the second half, but there were a LOT of characters. It’s interesting how I could pick up God in Ruins years after reading Life After Life and still feel at home with those characters … but took a while to connect with these.
normalgirlreads's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
donnaehm's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
rosh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
elspethevans23's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
trudy1963's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book but it was lacking. There were a lot of characters that I found well developed for the depth of this story but unfortunately, there wasn't much depth to the story. While I liked the characters, I wasn't invested in any of their storylines. It didn't matter to me which character thrived or didn't thrive. This book was like looking at a snapshot of a certain period in history (which I did find the historical aspect interesting) without going deeper into anything in the picture because there's too much in the picture. But again, I do think the characters were well done for what they were and someone clever could develop this ensemble into a good tv show.
eils's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
paige_roberts's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5