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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this book. Not my typical "Feel Good" book. There are lots of tough feelings around being married to someone for a long time and how your personal issues can fester into relationship issues.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Woah this was so good!!! So many themes are explored in this one including loss, love, long term relationships, parenthood. It’s deep and provocative. It was well written and demonstrated the messiness of life. I really enjoyed this one!
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Puede que el gran tamaño de este libro (607 páginas) resulte intimidante, pero puedo asegurar y aseguro que se lee en un suspiro. Y es que, lo que esta novela encierra, es la vida misma, lo que es ser uno mismo y lo que realmente significa estar enamorado. Jack y Elizabeth se conocieron de jóvenes, y desde ese primer encuentro, se nos van haciendo diferentes saltos temporales para mostrarnos cómo ha ido evolucionando su relación: lo que empezó como un romance apasionado, lleno de pequeños rituales y bromas internas, deriva en un matrimonio distante, donde predominan más las broncas que las alegrías. Y es que, como he dicho, esta novela es un fiel retrato del mundo actual, por lo que no solo tendrán que lidiar con los propios problemas de su matrimonio, sino también con todo lo que implica formar parte de esta incipiente sociedad (el presente se sitúa en 2013): las nuevas tecnologías, la creciente concienciación ambiental, la crianza de los hijos, etc. Por tanto, acabo tornándose en una mordaz representación de la actualidad, donde se critica todos y cada uno de los aspectos que la componen, además de relacionarlo también con los problemas a los que se enfrentan los protagonistas que, todo sea dicho, tienen una construcción brutal. Simplemente, es una novela escrita en un tono ligero, ameno, que invita a reflexionar sobre las conexiones que hacemos y el mundo que nos rodea. A pesar de que pueda ser cínico en muchos aspectos, al final, también busca dar un pequeño mensaje de esperanza. En definitiva, una novela que se va a quedar conmigo durante mucho, mucho tiempo.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The slow parts were so slow, but then the good parts were so, so good and moved so quickly. …but, then, generally, the slow parts were the (to me) cringey parts about the characters’ college selves, while the good parts were about the characters’ current, middle-aged selves, and reflected a lot of what I see myself going through right now — so I think that speaks really strongly of the writing.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes