3.98 AVERAGE

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-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
adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-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

mlgrem's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

Really found the stories boring and difficult to read, not sure why it has gotten such great reviews.
challenging dark funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Um. wow. art needs to prepare us for tenderness... chekhov's words... i'm really, really feeling that after reading this.

i think it's just that sometimes you are reading stories in your local library on a random wednesday and then after you feel compelled to call everyone you love and tell them that you love them. and if you have that feeling after reading a story... it was a good story. i feel broken open!
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khonflict's review

4.25
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
dark funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Meh, mixed bag but these just didnt grab me

I started this a long time ago and read it VERY gradually, so it's hard to remember.

It's probably hard to live up being dubbed 'the best book you will read this year.'