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The Museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle

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sdreader's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad fast-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

4.75

oliviabivia's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5! i loved the premise of this story, and i think the execution would have worked better for me without the drama at the end. a delightful read regardless, made me cry multiple times

glaserface's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

A great premise and an easy read! I enjoyed learning about the characters but a few things were too predictable and the pacing was uneven

chrissyp917's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

This book was an absolute joy to read. I could not put it down.

hakt's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

2.0

kimberussell's review against another edition

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2.0

It was ok. There were very unnecessary plotlines that took pages and pages to resolve and forced the resolution of the museum’s plotline into an epilogue. Did the author make Luce pregnant just so she could cradle a 6-week belly and wisely muse about why mothers do things? Did we need to know about Jess’s father? Couldn’t Alex just have been Barclay’s great-nephew instead of that whole drawn out backstory?

I guess I wanted Jess to find success with the museum on her own but I feel like we didn’t have enough time to have that happen.