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seymone's review
4.0
Excellent coming of age story, that touches heavily on internal and external womanhood - what that means and how to fully grow in to it.
On another note, I really loved the topic surrounding women using their outside voice. This stuck with me.
On another note, I really loved the topic surrounding women using their outside voice. This stuck with me.
livrawds's review
1.0
DNF / got halfway through and just couldn’t continue I wasn’t gripped to the story which was messy and unclear and the story at all which is disappointing because I wanted to love Wolitzer’s writing may try in the future
pianorunner421's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
tater_reads_on's review against another edition
reflective
slow-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
3.0
The story was good, most of the writing was enjoyable, but I could not tolerate the multiple repeated cliff-hanger digressions. I had to put down the book unfinished after the 5th time there was a digression to the past in the middle of a cliffhanger event. “She stood up to speak, and her voice caught..” (10 minute digression to the background that formed her feelings) “..and she was able to speak.” Aaaugh!
cesarreads's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
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? It's complicated
3.75
asthecrowflies's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
hongjoongie's review
funny
hopeful
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I enjoyed this more than The Interestings, but Wolitzer is so weird where on the sentence level her writing is really good but then from the whole-novel perspective it seems kinda pointless/doesn’t leave me feeling much?