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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
All Adults Here by Emma Straub is a beautiful book about the many different lives of families and how they impact each other as they grow a and change and how mistakes are made but through the love of family, connections can deepen and mistakes can be fixed. Beautiful story. Had a mild ending. But beautiful in its own realistic way.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
About past mistakes, communication issues and a huge desire to do the right thing
This novel starts out fairly promising but never seems to reach its full potential—there's just too much going on. Some of the characters like Astrid and Birdie are quirky, fun, and delightful to read about, but the other members of the family came off as very one-dimensional in comparison. The plot meanders in many directions covering many characters and many issues without ever seeming to settle on one with any real depth. Still a fun read, but ultimately very forgettable.
This was a pleasant enough read, (although describing it as funny is a bit of a stretch) about small town life, about a family which is borderline dysfunctional, but there is no plot. No story. No conclusion. Its pleasant and doesn't offend. I felt it was a little slow and didn’t always hold my attention or interest, but I liked it.
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
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:
Complicated
This is one of the books that was sent to me via our Families Are Complicated postal book group. It is a book that I thought of buying a few months ago when it was released, but the reviews suggested to me that it would not be different enough from the many other multiple-perspective family novels that are so popular this last decade. Indeed, it was nothing that stood out for me, though fine. But the experience of reading others’ comments on the book, responses to the chooser’s questions, and writing out quotations for my response to the book made me pay much more attention to this author’s craft than I would have done if it weren’t a progressive group read. This is why I like book groups of many sorts. They elevate reading both as a social experience and as an individual reading endeavor.
It starts off wonderfully, with a range of characters and their quirks, but then in some ways flattens out before ending in a rushed sense, like all is well with the world embellishment. I guess I wanted added drama to the story development. But it was good company during quarantine and for that, I’m thankful.