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Ancora una fermata by Casey McQuiston

637 reviews

matmatmatty's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

5.0

I was really on the fence about this when I first started but my god, I loved this.

This is the story of August - a student who moves to New York for a new start in a new city and Jane - the girl she meets one day on the subway. Except Jane is always on the subway. Only on the subway. And has been that way since 1970s.

Trying to figure out what happened to her while seeing these two fall in love - I literally am tearing up just thinking about it.

If you're looking for something with a mystery and really decent characters that seem like real people, then check this out.


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acasiamae's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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lyncolonbracket's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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valerian_honeybee's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

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hales_1243's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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theebster's review against another edition

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

4.0

The sci fi elements and mystery payoffs weren’t that satisfying to me. Almost would have preferred if Quiston approached it  as historical fiction instead. That said, the spice is SPICIN, keep it UP. 
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pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

3.75

I started enjoying this much more near the end, I think. It got more emotional and the writing became a tad more lyrical, and I liked that part. I'm happy I was able to predict some of the plot twists, I think they were well constructed in a sense that they were hinted at but not stated too obviously (like, an attentive reader would catch onto them).
I didn't *completely and absolutely fall in love* with the entire cast of characters as most other people seem to, but I did end up liking them a lot.
Also. I can excuse sex on an empty subway cart. but sex on a PACKED subway??? thats crazy😭😭😭
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1jessicabearx's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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? No

4.0

"Big dick energy is gender-neutral”

I fell in love with this city and this family and I don’t want to leave.
The relationship between Jane and August is beautiful and I thought the character development was really well paced. I love the friendship group and found family aspect, and Jane. I think 70% of my annotations were about how much I fancy her haha.

I’m 50/50 with the ending, it’s definitely cute and tugs on your heart strings! But it would have been very interesting to see the alternative. 

If you’re looking for a story that’s hilarious, LGBTQ+, has found family, and is a little heartbreaking, definitely give this a read.
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tnemelce's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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camillagrace's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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