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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
reminded me a lot of liane moriartys writing style, which i liked. there were so many characters but it was surprisingly easy to keep them all straight, probably because of the family tree at the beginning of the book. it didn’t feel like there was a huge plot, but it was interesting enough to read about their every day lives that i finished it pretty quickly.
Overall I did find this book interesting,еК with all the different characters and storylines all leading up to this event which was in the prequel. It was intriguing to return to the event later on and know who all the characters were, with their secrets and ties. However, I did not find this book enjoyable to read as throughout the book I found the majority of the characters increasingly more annoying and their syorylines slightly predictable. I also think it went on 200 pages too long and the individual events always seemed to suddenly finish half way through even with all the different angles being told. I feel like the foundation of the book was good but execution was poor especially with no true closure in the ending.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Grief
Moderate: Death
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can’t really rate this book because I read the first couple hundred pages and the last 50. I skipped / skimmed a couple hundred pages in between.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
2.5 stars
GROWN UPS as you might guess, really showed what a mess grown ups can be. This was a family saga of epic proportions both in length of book but also in depth of shambled relationships and lives. This was definitely a less funny offering from Marian Keyes, but I wouldn’t have minded the lack of humour if the story had worked better for me.
The story centred on three families, brothers, wives and children. The brothers weren’t particularly close but the other people around them included some particularly strong personalities in Jessica, Ferdia, Nell and Liam. The character I probably liked the most was Nell but like is too strong a word, the rest of them I disliked or felt ambivalent about. I didn’t make connections with the characters as I had hoped at all.
The pacing of this story is somewhat slow, every element of the story was told in great depth, usually from multiple perspectives. So you can imagine that it takes 650 pages. This was like observing a slow motion house of cards collapsing over time. At the end, I did not feel wowed in any way or particularly satisfied at any of the outcomes.
I’m sad about this book, having read most of Marian Keyes books but you can’t like them all, I guess.
Thank you to Michael Joseph for the early review copy.
This review can be found on A Take From Two Cities.
GROWN UPS as you might guess, really showed what a mess grown ups can be. This was a family saga of epic proportions both in length of book but also in depth of shambled relationships and lives. This was definitely a less funny offering from Marian Keyes, but I wouldn’t have minded the lack of humour if the story had worked better for me.
The story centred on three families, brothers, wives and children. The brothers weren’t particularly close but the other people around them included some particularly strong personalities in Jessica, Ferdia, Nell and Liam. The character I probably liked the most was Nell but like is too strong a word, the rest of them I disliked or felt ambivalent about. I didn’t make connections with the characters as I had hoped at all.
The pacing of this story is somewhat slow, every element of the story was told in great depth, usually from multiple perspectives. So you can imagine that it takes 650 pages. This was like observing a slow motion house of cards collapsing over time. At the end, I did not feel wowed in any way or particularly satisfied at any of the outcomes.
I’m sad about this book, having read most of Marian Keyes books but you can’t like them all, I guess.
Thank you to Michael Joseph for the early review copy.
This review can be found on A Take From Two Cities.