The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore

3.88 AVERAGE

megmb125's review

4.25
hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gmolfetta's review

3.0
emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

emilylayla's review

3.0
I listened to the audiobook version and I wish that the male characters had been narrated by male voices. It made no sense to me why they were all narrated from the same female voice. Especially when it's whole chapters from specific character points of view. The book was okay overall -- there was a LOT of backstory before we got to the book club.
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val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 61%

(Tried to read this in January 2025)  

  • I just remembered that life is too short to be reading books you don't enjoy even if I got to 61% like that's enough for me to decide that I truly do not want to continue with this.
  • I think I had such different expectations for this book because of the cover, because of how people review it, because of the title...
  • And I guess this wasn't for me because I truly good couldn't care less about the characters. And now that remember I am not someone who enjoys reading character driven books.
  • Nothing happened, this was boring, too much stupid drama for my taste, these people need to learn about communication to fix their relationships and boundaries to not let that old asshole treat them like that because it's not funny or endearing to allow a fucking grown up treat you like trash.
  • Maybe if I related to any of the characters (thank God that I don't though) I would've continue with this. But this wasn't for me.
  • So yeah, when I think of continuing with this book I actually feel annoyed but now that I'm DNFing I'm excited because it just means I'll have time for other books in my TBR that I might actually enjoy.

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ohohohjamiesreading's review against another edition

3.0
3.5 ⭐️

fmblekz25's review against another edition

3.75
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

sarahsindorf's review against another edition

5.0
emotional 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: Complicated

maljacks87's review

4.0
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-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
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nicoleberning's review

4.0
emotional inspiring reflective 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
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edusncz_'s review

3.0
Bueno.

Me empecé el libro sin saber siquiera de qué iba, y voy y me encuentro con un libro de estos que te dan un abrazo calentito, esos que te lees mientras te tomas tu café.

El hecho de que haya podido leer los distintos puntos de la historia desde las perspectivas de cada uno de los personajes principales ha hecho que la experiencia haya sido mucho más rica y emocionante. No puedo elegir un personaje favorito, porque todos me caen genial (teniendo en cuenta la mala ostia de Arthur, nuestro abuelito de Up).

El final fue la mejor forma de culminar la historia y me dejó muy muy muy soft.