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No estás en la lista by Alison Espach

303 reviews

colleenmcrenick's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

At first I didn't think I would like this book, but it quickly grew on me. There were some wonderful reflections about life, who we think we ought to be, and the life we really want to be living.

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hcnorris's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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_jean_'s review against another edition

4.0

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

It was pretty decent but just a standard summer read. I did love the allusions to St. Louis, the author did a masters in creative writing at WashU so that’s fun. A few missing pieces

like the car situation? Also would have liked what happened with Lila/Jim and Phoebe/Gary to be flushed out a bit more. Hated that her husband stalked her back to the hotel and also that he was just like I’m here now. But yeah I liked it, thought the author did a good job writing about Phoebes mental health and not making tile a dramatic thing or unrealistic things leading up to her suicide attempt. But overall I thought it was just a decent beach-read style book

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lesjahn's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny 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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kate_paras's review against another edition

5.0

emotional 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

It’s like a mix of the marriage plot and the bell jar but funnier

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maimy_santiago99's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

This is exactly the right book for me to have read right now at this stage of my life. The things that Phoebe realizes about herself, about how to be herself, are things I need to learn to recognize and do. It feels weird to call a novel about a woman who goes to a hotel to kill herself and ends up embroiled in a week long wedding extravaganza of strangers and find it inspirational, but it is. Somehow it is.

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nroman18's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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: Yes

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mmcgrogan924's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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seelwood's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful 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

This book is out of the normal kind I would read but I enjoyed it. Phoebe’s journey throughout the week this book takes place is touching. It’s like watching the a fire grow from embers to a flame. Although it starts off harsh, you know that’s as bad as it will get.

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jennaviolet's review against another edition

2.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked elements of this book but there were many things I did not enjoy. The topic of suicide was more like a punchline and the message felt trite and heavy handed.

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