Reviews

The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan

aliceandherbookshelf's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

_abigailrosex's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

rubeesmith's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

so so good!!! 

ejs126's review against another edition

2.5

All the characters are massively unlikeable and the book felt very British (maybe Irish) I sometimes had a hard time following what I was reading (I felt like a book needed subtitles haha)

jillyhow's review

4.0

Okay I raced through this because at first I was really hooked on the premise and the characters and the structure it was written in but I lost steam about halfway through. It just became so clear what was going to/what should happen and I thought her last bit about the wedding day was pretty confusing and didn’t have distinct enough voices for each of the characters to be jumping perspectives so much. Still, I do love the character study aspect of it. 

kaejrodrigo's review

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

rhiannonmcgovern's review against another edition

4.75

decided to give this one a try after i should have liked exciting times in theory, but looking back just like. didn’t that much

i think this was much better than nolan’s debut, i thoroughly enjoyed it and thought her writing style was even stronger. i wish i could really help nolan cement herself in the literary world beyond the sally rooney comparisons, but if you like sally rooney then her writing style is definitely for you.

beauforet's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.25

nicky___noo's review

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

elloelliot's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-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

5.0