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A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson

rojaed's review against another edition

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

4.0

ktaylorhurley's review

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1.0

What a slog. It literally took me 2.5 months to read this book. Just never cared that much about the characters, or what would happen to them, which is insane considering how much I loved many of these same characters in Life After Life. I'll chalk up some of my frustration with this book to the fact that I was working full time and also going to school during this period, leaving me time to absorb the book only in fits & starts. Maybe I would have liked it more if I could have absorbed it more consistently, and across longer sittings. Either way, I have to say I wish I had picked up just about any book in my pile instead of this one. Kate Atkinson is a great writer, but this is a miss.

aelwood's review

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5.0

Ooh, I loved reading this book. It was a great companion to “Life after Life,” and I love Atkinson’s character development throughout. There were times I loved and hated all of the characters, and it all makes sense by the end. I definitely recommend reading the author’s note at the end, to help make sense of it all afterwards.

hannahpom's review

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4.0

My favorite thing about Atkinson as an author is that you can tell she is also a voracious reader. She leaves no stone unturned, for which I am grateful. And reminds me regularly that I do not wish to grow old.

sarahholland's review

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5.0

I read Life after Life for my book club, and then was surprised to discover there was a sequel / companion book, A God in Ruins. I enjoyed the structure of the book immensely, as I did the description of Teddy's life. The ending, though - the ending was such a surprise, and so obvious at the same time, and so right - I'm still trying to determine what I actually think about it, but my first reaction was to give it 5 stars on Goodreads and then write this. Can't wait to get to book club this week and force a God in Ruins upon everybody.

clivestaples's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

angiesix's review

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

3.25

drianturner's review

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5.0

A triumph! A continuation of Life After Life, but then again not a continuation of Life After Life.

megadeathvsbooks's review

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3.0

This was beautifully written. And parts of it seemed to have the same magical quality as the companion book to this, Life After Life. But much of it seemed to lack the energy of the other book. I was overall a tad disappointed, though objectively it was pretty good.

miss_twiddle's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25