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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-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:
No
So sweet!! I teared up at the end
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
emotional
reflective
fast-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
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
I loved this book! It made me laugh out loud and it made me think about life and friends and family and the bonds we have with each other.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My fanship of Steven Rowley keeps growing. With his latest, THE CELEBRANTS, Rowley once again fills his novel with characters who are intelligent, exasperating, charming, strong and fragile.
Jordan, Jordy, Naomi, Craig and Marielle -- friends since their college days -- invoke a pact to celebrate each of their funerals while still alive. In the ensuing decades and as they drift in and out of each other's lives, circumstances arise for a living funeral to happen; each ceremony containing elements that are outlandish, funny and touching. The novel opens with Jordan facing a serious health crisis and its path provides an emotional link between each character's living funeral ceremony, while also driving the pace of the novel.
Rowley's prose is deceptively light. As often as it is laugh out loud funny, it is frequently profoundly beautiful and insightful. And because of that, I am already eager for his next novel.
Jordan, Jordy, Naomi, Craig and Marielle -- friends since their college days -- invoke a pact to celebrate each of their funerals while still alive. In the ensuing decades and as they drift in and out of each other's lives, circumstances arise for a living funeral to happen; each ceremony containing elements that are outlandish, funny and touching. The novel opens with Jordan facing a serious health crisis and its path provides an emotional link between each character's living funeral ceremony, while also driving the pace of the novel.
Rowley's prose is deceptively light. As often as it is laugh out loud funny, it is frequently profoundly beautiful and insightful. And because of that, I am already eager for his next novel.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes