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trainreader's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Minor: Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Cancer, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
emilyjmasters's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Infidelity
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
3.25
“Looking back, I don’t think there was ever a point where I officially gave up on my dreams; instead I think it happened gradually, as these things do, so that I barely noticed the shift in my thinking”
WARNING: yet another unpopular opinion review!!
I had such high hopes for this story as people kept raving about it, and I've been looking forward to finally try Mike Gayle's writing. Things started out well enough as I was really enjoying both the writing style and the idea behind the museum. I was already thinking that The Museum Of Ordinary People would end up on my list of February favorites, but somehow these feelings started to change over time. There were certain aspects of the story that started to irk me more and more, and this had a lot to do with the characters. I hated gaslighting bastard Guy SO much, but what was even worse was how Jess reacted to him and kept putting herself down. In fact, she NEVER stood up for herself with him, and this all made me so angry... To make things worse, there is just SO much drama and negativity especially in the second half, as if the author just wanted to bury the main character under it. I can get some challenges along the way, but this was just getting ridiculous... Especially with so many revelations that only seemed to be there for the shock factor. I also wasn't a fan of the ending and how the solution for the problems with the museum kind of came out of nowhere... And the love triangle vibe wasn't exactly helping either. I still really enjoyed the museum itself and what it stands for (I would definitely visit if I could!), but as a whole there was too much drama and negativity going on in especially the second half of the book to properly enjoy The Museum Of Ordinary People as expected. I still want to try more of his work though, because I did enjoy the writing style itself.
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship
aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Death, and Death of parent