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lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
What I liked:
- Unique setting: combined typewriter repair and book repair shop
- An adorable cat, because I’m a sucker for any book with a cat in it
- Interesting details about the history of typewriters. I feel like typewriter aficionado Tom Hanks would enjoy those parts
- Romance subplot with a nerdy love interest who’s a geologist, who shows off his geode on their first date (not a euphemism) 🤣
- The audio narrator’s voice is smooth like butter
- A+ punny title! Helvetica and back!
What I didn’t like or was confused by:
- The main character, Clare, calls her grandfather by his first name throughout the whole book. If this was explained, then I missed it. She’s an adult, but why she is calling him by his first name? I don’t understand!
- A lot of the dialogue, especially during the romantic parts, sounds really dated to me. I actually would have guessed that the book had been written in the early 2000s or so, but I just checked and it was published in 2017 😬 I know the love interest is supposed to be geeky, but his dialogue comes across as very “how do you do fellow kids”
- While the beginning and ending of the book are strong, there’s quite a lag in the middle where I lost interest
I liked more things than I disliked, but overall just an okay read for me.
- Unique setting: combined typewriter repair and book repair shop
- An adorable cat, because I’m a sucker for any book with a cat in it
- Interesting details about the history of typewriters. I feel like typewriter aficionado Tom Hanks would enjoy those parts
- Romance subplot with a nerdy love interest who’s a geologist, who shows off his geode on their first date (not a euphemism) 🤣
- The audio narrator’s voice is smooth like butter
- A+ punny title! Helvetica and back!
What I didn’t like or was confused by:
- The main character, Clare, calls her grandfather by his first name throughout the whole book. If this was explained, then I missed it. She’s an adult, but why she is calling him by his first name? I don’t understand!
- A lot of the dialogue, especially during the romantic parts, sounds really dated to me. I actually would have guessed that the book had been written in the early 2000s or so, but I just checked and it was published in 2017 😬 I know the love interest is supposed to be geeky, but his dialogue comes across as very “how do you do fellow kids”
- While the beginning and ending of the book are strong, there’s quite a lag in the middle where I lost interest
I liked more things than I disliked, but overall just an okay read for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Murder
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