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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
A brisk, pithy novella about the struggles of a modern marriage. A quick read packed with emotion and insight. It will make you both laugh and cry, sometimes in the same sentence.
Listened to audiobook and read book too. Lots of narrator weirdness. Poetic and mundane.
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
fast-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
This is a beautiful little book. It took a while to grow on me, but it got there in the end. It is the story of a woman: her love, family, and marriage, but everything is told in short snippits and bursts and train-of-thought. It was as if you were watching her life through the lens of a camera, except that every time the shutter closed, time would leap forward. There were so many layers to this that I found utterly delightful. I don't think I could have enjoyed it as much if I hadn't been able to read large chunks at a time - this is definitely a single sitting book if at all possible; without that, I think the style would have lost me.
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
I recently read Weather, and this one went down easier maybe because I had just felt the momentum of the plot and format of that one, and this was poured from the same mould. It caught me at just the right time even though I thought I might not be ready for it. I adored the poignancy of flitting moments of wisdom and clarity amid the rest.
The two were very similar in form, character, plot even, momentum. But I did love them both so who am I to criticize. Thanks for getting me through this bit of quarantine, Jenny Offill.
The two were very similar in form, character, plot even, momentum. But I did love them both so who am I to criticize. Thanks for getting me through this bit of quarantine, Jenny Offill.
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
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:
Yes