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Sometimes a book sneaks up on you, and this was for sure one of those for me. I loved the peek into Portland in the 90's especially the grunge aspects. The queer family aspects were great as well, and really showcased the reality for a lot of people at the time trying to escape their toxic family environments. My only faults are that I think that the book could have been just a bit shorter, and maybe expanded on the ending part.

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rubyseemorebooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

I loved the sense of home it described as someone who has made Portland homey too.

wordswithpaige's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

5.0

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4.0

this was really great. the only thing keeping it from being 5 stars is that it's 150 pages too long.

so many good passages - about Portland in 1999, Portland in 2009; about the irritating consumer/history paradox of Pride; about the difference between a Nebraska 39 (They were consumers, savers, caretakers, voters) and Portland 39 (bass player, smoker, lover, no one's parent, no one's partner...a protagonist...wise and not wise); about motherhood; about the feeling of an old cat climbing onto your chest and settling in. also fun to have read half of it in actual portland!

octoberdream's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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