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Dept. of Speculation

Jenny Offill

3.79 AVERAGE

ltaranto's review against another edition

5.0

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A beautifully brief emotional rollercoaster. Superbly crafted, tight and full of the electric highs and dark night of the soul lows that come with a long term marriage.

sidneyterano's review

4.5

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

noraeugenie's review against another edition

3.0

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Está tan bien escrito que me duele un poco que el contenido no me haya parecido para tanto. La historia está bien, es el retrato del deterioro de un matrimonio y del proceso de recuperación. La narrativa es preciosa, la protagonista está muy bien construída. Pero falta algo. Me ha parecido que el trasfondo es más bien pobre, aun con todas las citas y fragmentos célebres bien hilados y escogidos según la escena, el sentimiento, la emoción.

keenonbirds's review against another edition

5.0

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What a treat. Such beautiful prose. I was underlining and dog-earing the whole way through.

julianad4's review against another edition

2.0

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mollywetta's review

3.5

challenging emotional medium-paced

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I like the story in vignettes style of Offhill but this didn’t hit like Weather. 

victoria_madler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Not really sure how to rate this book. I read it in two sittings and it made me very sad, of all things. It’s almost like poetry. It’s lyrical and insightful, but also pained. The type of book you could read multiple times and come out of with a different interpretation each cycle. I feel like it’d be a pretty relevant read for someone amidst a difficult marriage or relationship.

slowgravity's review against another edition

5.0

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On re-read, this is still so damn good.

ninsch27's review

3.75

sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

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Poetic writing, nicely written but did not capture me massively 

hollystanf's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated