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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
medium-paced
reflective
slow-paced
Nothing was particularly bad about this, but there wasn't anything that sparked...anything. I don't need to be mesmerized all the time by a book, but it's going to give me something. I usually love a thoughtful, meandering, nothing-really-happens book. But this one was not it. It was simply, okay.
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
reflective
slow-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
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It read kind of like a memoir or a series of vignettes in that I sort of felt like I was just waiting for it to get started for most of the book. It was one of those plodding, contemplative books that I’m glad I read but probably won’t stick out too much in my mind. I’m not sure if this was intentional but it read to me like a book that would be on Barrack Obama’s annual list of favorite books, which made me laugh.
Okay so this is one of those half fiction half memoirs. I wish it would have committed to one or the other. With a memoir I could have understood the rambling and odd detours. With fiction, I want to know why plot points weren’t followed up and things mostly seemed monotone. I listened to the audiobook and the frequent editing and splicing of the audio was a little weird also. Not a bad book but not one I would have chosen to read on my own.