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Adultos by Emma Jane Unsworth

22 reviews

kerrence30's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A first person narrative of a self-centred woman, well written and the main characters are fleshed out to a strong degree. This genre is quickly becoming something I’m reading more often I’ve noticed; A flawed main character who is fairly self aware and has a strong running commentary on those around them and yet massively unaware of their major narcissistic traits.
There is a strong theme of technology and social media and the degree in which it has implanted itself into modern life, which is truly fascinating and humbling at times. It makes the reader reflect on their own screen time and need for postive reinforcement and approval from strangers, due to a distinct lack of something in their childhood. Thankfully, the main character is quite an extreme.
The other characters are very real and challenging in their own ways, dislikable in a way, but rounded.
If it weren’t for the fact the self-involved woman has turned into a trope of its own, I’d have enjoyed it more, it needed levity, not more sarcasm, but that isn’t the character. Reminds me of Jen from Extraordinary, or Hannah from Girls; frustrating and annoying but strangely endearing.

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sophsg88's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Really not sure how I felt about this book. Maybe it was the wrong time/place for me to listen to this audiobook so it didn’t quite grab me? Some of the observations were on point and so well described. At times I found some of the characters a bit caricature-esque but I might have found it different with my own interpretation rather than listening to the audiobook.

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ohisthatluke's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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em216's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

2.0

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carlytenille's review against another edition

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funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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lucym80's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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shontellereads's review against another edition

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sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I hated this book.
Firstly, this isn't my genre and if I didn't have to read it for bookclub I would have dnf'd straight away.
Secondly, if you are not okay reading about miscarriages and the aftermath, you should not read this.
Thirdly, if you've read a alcoholic-sad-middleaged-women-unreliablenarrator-type thriller before but thought "hey, I would love this minus the thrilling part" - then this is the book for you!
Fourthly, I hate the characters, Art especially. He's such a fucking hipster dickhead.
Fifthly, what a dumb fucking wrap up, like oh look now she doesn't have issues and everything worked out even though her mum and Art both still fuck her over.
I hate read every minute of this.

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