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No estás en la lista by Alison Espach

839 reviews

rwindemuller's review against another edition

3.75

funny hopeful 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: Yes

A cute summer book. Predictable, but fun to read.

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jackiemarchioni's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

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hrobles1009's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Yes

THIS BOOK IS AWFUL. Not funny whatsoever - don’t let anyone lie to you. Every character is insufferable and the plot is so flat.

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avanijoy's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book was everything it needed to be and it came to me at a good time, but I have a love-hate relationship with open endings that only imply things

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emilyedith's review against another edition

4.0

This book was good but not enjoyable. I didn’t have a good time but I appreciated the story. I’m glad I read it but it’s not a light story.

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livy0426's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

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autumnhab's review against another edition

3.75

emotional 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

I read this book for work book club. I did enjoy it

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kwirlyb's review against another edition

3.0

hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book captures the funny, mundane, depressing, confusing, and absolutely ridiculous moments that come with our humanness—like how inconvenient it is to actually bathe in a bath or getting food stuck in your teeth or mindlessly eating a whole sleeve of Oreos. We end up spending so much time thinking about how things should be—fun, meaningful, profound—we forget that we are here. We forget to notice those small things that make us human. This book makes us notice, and feel a little embarrassed about these things, appreciate them, and inspires us to simply be.

However, I wish this story didn’t come to be so predictable. At the beginning, it felt like this could be a story about two unlikely friends who overcome their respective demons and fears. Which they are, and Phoebe certainly did, but I was constantly waiting for Lila to catch up. She remained unlikable throughout most, if not all of the book. I think more time could have been put into their growth and friendship and less about Gary. This ended up feeling quite cliche—like a romcom that seems fun, witty, and romantic, but when you really think about it, it’s not at all realistic. I mean, in no world would Phoebe actually get pulled into a wedding like this—it’s almost out of character for Lila to include her. And whyyyyy did Matt have to show up at the end?! It was unsurprising and disappointing for things to be tied up so neatly in a little bow, rather than reflect real life, messy and unpredictable as it be.

I wish Phoebe continued to be adjacent to the wedding, pondering things, asking those difficult questions, all the while gaining new perspective from Lila—perhaps making that transition from witness to participant of the joys of life by joining the wedding people in the final when scene she is really ready to step back into the world and start a new chapter.

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librarydiaryofdw's review against another edition

4.25

funny hopeful inspiring 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

Perfect for those who are reaching turning points in their life and are wondering what the next step is. I thought it captured the complexity of depression and mental illness very well and the FMC is very relatable. If you’re a CBT nerd you’ll love the way her thinking shifts and how introspective she is.

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cjreads143's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book seemed both realistic and unbelievably unreal at the same time. I enjoyed how the characters mainly had realistic dialogue that didn’t seem forced or totally contrived. I found the characters to not be super likable and the plot to be pretty predictable. However there were moments and quotes from the book that caused me to reflect on my life and that I found super relatable, it was almost like little jewels of introspection, healing, and self reflection were sprinkled throughout the book. Overall I would recommend this book for a pretty different take on a love story and just book about stages of life.

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