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Sylvia's Second Act by Hillary Yablon

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emminkirjakasa's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 Sylvian toinen näytös on ihanan kepeä ja hauska lukukokemus, joka nappaa heti otteeseensa. Sylvian seikkailuja oli aivan ihana lukea. Monet hauskat sivuhahmot toivat tarinaan ihanasti vaihtelua, naurua ja silmien pyöräytyksiä. 

Tapahtumat eivät koskaan menneet aivan 100% siihen suuntaan kuin voisi luulla, sillä kukaan hahmoista ei ole täydellinen. Oli aivan ihanaa lukea henkilöstä, joka on yli 60-vuotias ilman että häntä kohdellaan kuin vanhusta. Tämä on aivan liian usein hahmojen kohtalo.

Tätä olisi ollut aivan ihana lukea lomalla rannalla tai kaupungissa cosmopolitan kädessä. Onneksi omalla kotisohvalla tarina toimii myös!
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itschelseaw's review

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This felt like a classic mid-00’s “middle aged woman finds a new lease on life” movie, and it was fun! There were several parts of the book that were so over the top that it pulled me out of the story (just how horrible Izzy and Louis were, Verena and Frank at the end, Nina’s whole deal and the dinner with Evie and her family in particular). Sylvia felt like an unreliable narrator in that she heightened everyone’s emotional reactions to her to make her appear to be a bigger victim than she was (in some respects. A big fuck you to Louis over everything he did in the book).
Entertaining and a quick read!
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