Reviews

The Hole We're in by Gabrielle Zevin

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

heatherg213's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

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. 

lexi11233's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars

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. 

saranorton's review against another edition

Just didn't connect with the characters and it jumped around a lot to the point that I couldnt follow the storyline anymore 

readingrainbow69's review against another edition

sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

 I love a family case study but this one felt almost pedantic in how overt the themes were. overall i still found it very moving and apt 

diegobrando's review against another edition

dark funny sad medium-paced

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

5.0