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katalia's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
alicebme's review against another edition
3.0
Reading books for grown ups is upsetting me. Zevin writes not to cheer, but to create an eerie unsettling feeling in the bottom of the stomach. That aside, this book is good. It made me feel worried about and proud of my financial habits simultaneously.
mountainreader's review
emotional
reflective
tense
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? Yes
3.75
sagedotzoe's review against another edition
3.0
Yeesh. What a bummer of a book. It's like nothing good happens even a little bit and I just feel sad for all the characters. I love zevin's style, so it was still enjoyable enough to read, but I kept waiting for some sort of redemption for anyone and just never got it
angieoverbooked's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lizzielightfoot's review against another edition
3.0
A little scattered. I couldn’t quite figure out whose story it was supposed to be.
superpraskova's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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? Yes
5.0
Couldn’t stop reading.
This was brilliant. Extremely heavy on the heart and mind, very emotional.
A series of grave topics, all explained in a very light tone.
This was brilliant. Extremely heavy on the heart and mind, very emotional.
A series of grave topics, all explained in a very light tone.
melicious52's review against another edition
3.0
I almost DNF this around 35%. I thought I was getting into a story about averagely flawed people making some poor decisions. But no. One character is awful, and his bad decisions ripple through everyone else’s lives.
The only reason I finished it was that around 40%, she finally gave me the POV of a character I could care about. I wish it hadn’t taken that long.
The only reason I finished it was that around 40%, she finally gave me the POV of a character I could care about. I wish it hadn’t taken that long.