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kvokolek's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
already complained about a million other aspects on Goodreads and Instagram so will just add one new thing: there is a uncomfortable level of praising romantic love to the point where it’s not even just implied that your life is a half-life if you don’t have a romantic/sexual partner, but very explicitly stated, which is a viewpoint that I find unfortunate and unhealthy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape
atamano's review against another edition
funny
medium-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
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Car accident
Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Sexism
linesiunderline's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is one of those special books that I loved so much I don’t even really want to write about it. I want to tell everyone to read it, gush about it in nonspecific ways, and then I want to let it be, just be there in my consciousness as a glowing kind of experience.
But this is a review site, so I will. If I must.
This is a read for someone who enjoys books that zoom in on ordinary people, that give you a look at how someone else might navigate and understand their life.
Not a lot “happens”, but in a way that’s kind of like saying that not a lot happens in one ordinary life, which I don’t agree with. Still, you know what I mean. Don’t come in looking for drama and plot twists. This isn’t that book. It is quiet. It is a delicate chain of small moments.
The quirk factor of the secondary characters is high. This might come off as too much for some, but I didn’t mind one bit. Not here. Best friend who brings a banjo with her everywhere? No probs. I accept this. I welcome it. That said, this book is also really funny in that, “Ah, life…” kinda way. I laughed out loud in spots.
Read if you like:
Katherine Center (but with more of a literary quality)
Elizabeth Strout
Amy Poppel
Gilmore Girls
Amelie (another reviewer made this comparison and I have to agree - the light, soft tone, the quirky quality, the sweet moments of melancholy)
Indie movies where not a lot happens but they still grab onto your heart
I hope this book finds all of the readers who will love it most. Maybe that’s you?
But this is a review site, so I will. If I must.
This is a read for someone who enjoys books that zoom in on ordinary people, that give you a look at how someone else might navigate and understand their life.
Not a lot “happens”, but in a way that’s kind of like saying that not a lot happens in one ordinary life, which I don’t agree with. Still, you know what I mean. Don’t come in looking for drama and plot twists. This isn’t that book. It is quiet. It is a delicate chain of small moments.
The quirk factor of the secondary characters is high. This might come off as too much for some, but I didn’t mind one bit. Not here. Best friend who brings a banjo with her everywhere? No probs. I accept this. I welcome it. That said, this book is also really funny in that, “Ah, life…” kinda way. I laughed out loud in spots.
Read if you like:
Katherine Center (but with more of a literary quality)
Elizabeth Strout
Amy Poppel
Gilmore Girls
Amelie (another reviewer made this comparison and I have to agree - the light, soft tone, the quirky quality, the sweet moments of melancholy)
Indie movies where not a lot happens but they still grab onto your heart
I hope this book finds all of the readers who will love it most. Maybe that’s you?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident and Pregnancy
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