The Celebrants by Steven Rowley

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The Celebrants

Steven Rowley

3.75 AVERAGE

jearp06's review against another edition

4.5
emotional funny reflective medium-paced
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heatherwilk's review

4.0
funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

dlbircher's review

4.5
emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

xtina114's review

3.5
dark emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

juliyan's review

3.0
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

cmmainero's review

3.75
dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring

iriszoe's review against another edition

4.0
emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sarah_madeline's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH
The narration is boring and hard to follow. 

csyip's review

3.25
emotional funny 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
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eleni_flores's review against another edition

4.0
4.25 stars

The Guncle was one of my favorite books of 2021, so I was excited to read his latest, despite knowing it would be sad. I didn't really like most of the characters, and I had a hard time getting into the story itself, but I really liked what Rowley had to say about grief and mortality. Having lost a close friend when I was just 13, so much of this theme really resonated with me and I found it to be really cathartic and even comforting at times. I don't think this will work for everyone, but I think it'll hold a special place in the hearts of the right audience.