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Dept. of Speculation

Jenny Offill

3.79 AVERAGE


Una novela fragmentaria que habla de la complejidad de la vida cotidiana, del matrimonio, de la maternidad. Se lee en un suspiro y es una auténtica joya.
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It is beautifully written, but also in a artsy/pretentious style depending on how you look at it. Feels like a puzzle sometimes. Can take some effort to figure out what they're actually meaning or what happened. 

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emotional medium-paced

I really loved the writing and perspective but found this just too hard to get into. 

A very unique read
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suzanjackson's review

3.0

The story of a marriage, uniquely told. Read my full review at:

http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2017/02/fiction-review-dept-of-speculation.html

An old millennial divorce book. It just made me feel like shit.
I don't even know how this managed to get into my tbr.
challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad 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
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shoshanna_sunshine's review

4.5
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Read this in one day. BEAUTIFUL writing
emotional reflective sad
reflective sad fast-paced