3.56k reviews for:

My Oxford Year

Julia Whelan

3.8 AVERAGE

megsbookishsoul's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional inspiring 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: Complicated

sfp's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful sad 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: Complicated

sarah_kinkade's review

2.0

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I find it hard to believe that someone in a Master's program at Oxford for English Literature wouldn't know the name of John Keating from 'Dead Poets Society', but still knows the movie well enough to reference it, or had never heard of basic literature theories that any English major would have studied in their first year of undergrad; I understand that our protagonist wasn't an 'English major' in undergrad, but she's doing a Master's in literature at Oxford! She should have at least heard of Queer Theory. Furthermore, this book is filled with cliches and the writing was mediocre at best. I found myself rolling my eyes throughout the whole thing.

maryhadalittlebookshelf's review

5.0

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mr_dylcy's review

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

hanpowell's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: Yes

hedyd's review against another edition

3.25

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

thissoftworld's review against another edition

4.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wanderingbookmama's review against another edition

2.5

sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I love Julia Whelan as a narrator, and really enjoyed another book of hers, but this one fell super flat for me. I was bored the entire time, and had to force myself to finish. I’ve already forgotten the entire plot and it hasn’t even been 24 hours since I finished it.

mariah1's review

1.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated