3.8 AVERAGE

michellegroenewald's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging emotional relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

3.75

hacema_'s review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Complicated
  • Loveable characters? Complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

serranok's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

bemler's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny reflective relaxing

5.0

lunaseline's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

Jag tyckte väldigt mycket om Allt Jag inte Minns. Jag älskade Jag Ringer Mina Bröder. Den sistnämnda är en sån där bok som jag får den där "Ja!"-känslan av att minnas, även nu när jag inte minns så mycket av själva historien.
Pappaklausulen förlorar eventuellt på den känslan. Det blir inget !-tecken här. Men väl ett "Ja".
Igenkänningen går mig förbi: min pappa och min man har flera könsstereotypa egenheter, men inte de mest uppenbara och tidstypiska, min ursprungsfamilj var inte 80-talsskilsmässo:ig, min egen familj är långt ifrån Stockholmshipsterlivet o.s.v. Däremot ger boken något annat - eventuellt mer imponerande: jag känner igen igenkänningen, utan att karaktärerna blir rena stereotyper eller karikatyrer. Snyggt! Hela den grejen tjänar också enormt på att systern i storyn INTE blir samma typ av typiska generic woman (vilket ju också oftare tillfaller just birollerna). Också snyggt! Dessutom: kapitlet ur kidsens perspektiv? Eventuellt bäst i hela boken, vilket absolut inte tillhör vanligheterna. Barn i böcker brukar aldrig kännas så genuina och åldersmässigt rätt prickade. Supersnyggt!
Ja, ni ser ju: det blir en del utropstecken ändå. Men boken blir aningen för sval, och för tydlig och upprepande, för att nå femman.
Dock en stark 4. Med plus efter tack vare omslaget. Galet snyggt!

ciarafrances's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

wilmoo's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

vgk's review against another edition

Go to review page

1.0

I gave up on this at page 180. I was bored with it and I couldn't be bothered to piece together what was happening with yet another nameless character who had just been introduced. The bulk of the book is from the perspective of either the father or the son, but every so often another character's pov is thrown in - these ancilliary character sections are all a bit scrappy and I found them distracting. I just wasn't interested enough to continue.

emilymcavoy's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional reflective 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

3.75

szvlka's review against another edition

Go to review page

  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

there’s something about books about dysfunctional families that just gets to me