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The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart by Margarita Montimore

lolgrecia's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

lunaseline's review against another edition

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2.0

Ni vet allt jag kritiserat Matt Haigs (snarlika) böcker för? Stora logic lapses, för mycket namedropping, ytlighet...? Ta det upphöjt i två - och Oona Out of Order får den tvåa som How To Stop Time/Midnight Library nästan också förtjänade.
Det är dock rättvist: Montimore är en sämre författare än Haig, och hennes karaktärer saknar all eventuell charm. Där Haigs huvudpersoner är lite ologiska, är Oona både orimlig och otrevlig, i ungefär allt hon gör. Mot slutet säger hon typ "Det är ju ingen idé att jag varnar mig själv, för jag går ju bara emot det i alla fall", och som läsare tänker man "Duh! Ja! Hela boken!".
All sprit, sex och utseendefixering gör dessutom de enskilda episoderna som beskrivs förvånansvärt tråkiga att ta sig igenom.
Och alla champagneflaskor? Som bara öppnas utan att drickas hela tiden? Slöseri! Precis som det var med tid att läsa boken.
(Självinsikt: Ja, jag är lik Oona i att jag inte lyssnar på mina egna varningar - jag vet ju att jag inte ska läsa sådan här "knasig/twistad feelgood"...)

jojanneke83's review against another edition

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

3.25

hannchilada's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Started off pretty slow but I enjoyed the direction it took! It’s an interesting concept executed pretty well. But the main character was confusing to me throughout, and I didn’t find her incredibly likable. 

claireknez's review against another edition

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Didnt like audiobook

clankyrobot's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

4.5

i_like_big_books_mml's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

soderick's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

namnams's review against another edition

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5.0

Made me go through a little bit of an emotional spiral but it's really good. Would recommend it to anyone who likes time manipulation type of books

fischer5310's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25