2.07k reviews for:

Lucy by the Sea

Elizabeth Strout

3.83 AVERAGE

lcrhea's review

3.75

dark emotional reflective 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

leja_16's review against another edition

2.25

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sallydoig's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

veronicasteinhoff's review

3.0

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Was just a little too depressing for me

ms_la's review against another edition

4.0

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Reading about Lucy’s pandemic lockdown experience was tough - I’m not really fond of reliving those days and didn’t know the setting before I picked it up. But Strout creates characters you can spend time with. The diary - like narration was annoying at times, and all of their characters have unlikable qualities but the writing makes you care for them as it is very clear that Strout lives every single one. 

kcc810's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

yaymarissa's review against another edition

3.0

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I wasn’t aware of the Covid setting when I started this book, and I’m still very much too fatigued of that time to be reading books focused on it. However the author has a great writing style so that part of the experience was excellent - I just wasn’t happy with the plot line personally.

lezen_maakt_blij's review against another edition

2.5

emotional reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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‘Maar de laatste droom die ik over hem had ging als volgt: hij zat in zijn rode Chevy pick-up en hij slingerde ontzettend over de weg; hij zag er niet gezond uit, zoals hij eruit had gezien voor hij stierf. En in de droom zei ik tegen hem: ‘Het is goed zo, papa, ik kan de auto nu wel besturen.’
O, de herinnering vervulde me zowel met blijdschap als met verdriet. Ik had van hem gehouden, van mijn arme, gekwelde, diep beschadigde vader.’

avargochik's review against another edition

3.5

slow-paced

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I’m glad this book exists for history, but I wasn’t ready for another COVID era rehashing. There was also enough o lap with some of the other books in the series that I was bored at times.

kernsd's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-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