Reviews

The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore

cathh's review

funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

beankels's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.75

This is again that happy spot on a book that I think is my favorite type of book. It’s lighthearted, but not fluff. It has substance but doesn’t leave you sad. It was very “Man Called Ove” and “The Reading List”, both of which I thoroughly enjoyed. I really liked it all. Not the most impactful book, but I still put it up there as a good read that had loveable characters with depth.  

meg_reads_alot's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Such a sweet story of a curmudgeonly old man getting sick and his frenemy librarian becoming his care giver. A phenomenal found family story 

bella613's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This was so good! 
It was kind of a random pick-up-and-read and I wasn't expecting much out of it, but it was a pleasant surprise from beginning to end. Stellar writing, lifelike characters, and well placed literary references. I want to join a book club now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Blood

courtcat's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

dralyrose's review

3.75

Cute chosen family story - a book for book lovers

sarahecamus's review

5.0

4.5 ⭐️

This was such a pleasant surprise! I went into this book completely blind - I liked the cover, I’d heard of the author, so I figured I’d give it a try. This book follows the lives of 5 individuals, and how they navigate grief of some sort. This book is such a cozy, enjoyable and heartwarming read, where I fell in love with all five of these characters. In a way, they’re all sort of misfits within their own lives and are trying to find their way, all while joining in a self-made bookclub. I loved it so much, but I really wish there was an epilogue! I feel like I needed a little more from the ending to get the full 5⭐️, but loved it nonetheless.

snkoth's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

helen000's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

elizabethmarie34's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0