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Avalon by Nell Zink

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dariannafv's review against another edition

funny

2.5

i have no justification for the actions of any character. i did giggle a bit with some of the one-liners and social commentary but other than that i have no idea what happened in those 200 pages

lisaw17's review

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tense slow-paced

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

1.75

gripyfish's review against another edition

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challenging medium-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

2.0

pianizza's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

rosefaj's review

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emotional medium-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

3.0

lizseabrook's review

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reflective 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

3.0

three_graves's review

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adventurous emotional reflective sad

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I gotta say, Zink is really pushing her shtick to a breaking point here. A sort of mirror novel to Mislaid, in that it's kind of a campus novel, except this time told from the outside, but still very interested in the positionality of class and femininity in relationship to blowhard intellectuals. It feels a bit structureless at times, a receptacle for Zink's foibles and snipes, which to be fair, are one of the compelling facets of her best work. I dunno, I'm hoping she has another great work coming soon!