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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Love love love the way this starts out so awful and sordid and slowly coalesces into something beautiful.
Read this (originally) on tape, and it was very good.
Reread in 2019 again on audio book, but not the same narrator. A woman read the one I listened to the first time, I don’t know who, and this one was read by Paul Hecht. It was not as good as the first one. But still very good book.
Read this (originally) on tape, and it was very good.
Reread in 2019 again on audio book, but not the same narrator. A woman read the one I listened to the first time, I don’t know who, and this one was read by Paul Hecht. It was not as good as the first one. But still very good book.
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
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
adventurous
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I have read this book twice - once on my own and a second time for a book club. I enjoyed it much more the second time because I could relax, whereas the first time I couldn't enjoy it because of the sense of foreboding. No doubt it's got it's gloomy aspects, but the straightforward, unflowery writing keeps it from becoming too maudlin.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this. Would give it a 4.5 if goodreads let me (pls let me). Very well written