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The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud

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threegoodrats's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 My review is here.

hollandaisesause's review against another edition

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I skipped ahead to the betrayal and realized that I didn't care at all. the characters were far to boring for me to harbor any kind of longing to read their story, if you're going to write intentionally unlikable characters then at least make them unlikable enough to keep me interested

48special's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

evelinavilhelmsson's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

henrim's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

sangxia's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Enjoyed the detailed and honest description of Nora’s emotions which I very much can empathize with. The second half was perhaps a bit too much rambling, and the betrayal at the end was quite heavily foreshadowed.