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rondasue27's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Murder, and Death
Minor: Vomit and War
ssmylie's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I loved a few characters and wanted to see them win or get to a bring resolution... but it landed flat at the end for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, War, Sexual assault, Sexism, Addiction, Death, and Alcoholism
zosiablue's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
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
4.5
One of those books that felt like I was watching real life casually unfold. Just effortless rolling from scene to scene as if it was happening in real time. I don't know how Kate Atkinson does it. And at first, I read this as just a moment in time without a driving point - a look into 1920s gangster cocktail club glitterati London. But then she pulled a Six Feet Under finale at the end and I realized the Moment in Time WAS the point. These wild things happen and then they're just history. So tart in the moment and then gone. The algia in nostalgia. Dang.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: War and Fire/Fire injury
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