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Heartburn by Nora Ephron

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cytipton's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Look, Meryl Streep narrates this book, and I would listen to Ms. Streep read the telephone book so I reccomend this book on that alone. It is also a charming and entertaining book in its own right. That said keep in mind that it was published in 1983 and thus has some very not PC commentary. Definitely has some racist, homophobic, misogynistic and elitist flavors at moments. Still I enjoyed the pacing and uncomfortable premise - cookbook author/memoir - and was intrigued that this is also apparently a somewhat autobiographical novel for Ms. Ephron.

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chiaralzr's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Rachel Samstat, 7 months pregnant, discovers that her husband is having an affair and that he's not planning to put an end to it. Interesting story, especially since it's autobiographical, but full of outdated jokes. The audiobook narrated by Meryl Streep was great.

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helionaut's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.5

The sentences are fantastic, and I loved Rachel and haaaaaated Mark. It’s very 80s in its mores, and brings with it some homophobia and a discomfort with feminism while being a feminist novel in many ways.

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nithali's review against another edition

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Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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booksandlattesaddict's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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ka4t's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

If you like food and hilariously neurotic reflections on failed marriages, this is the book for you. Plus the audiobook version is narrated by Meryl Streep.

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mollyhodg's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

And with that I've read all of Nora Ephron's books. I loved them all. The way she has conversations on serious topics ebb from ridiculous back to serious is so good. Nothing really happens in this book.

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