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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
slow-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
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
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:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
(3.5) I think I would’ve liked this book more if I didn’t absolutely loathe Julia with the passion of 1,000 burning suns. I kept getting drawn into the story and the characters, and then we would jump back to Julia’s perspective and I would get so angry. Overall, I’m not convinced the author of this book has sisters, because the relationship between the sisters was both idealized beyond reality but also shockingly lacking in consideration.
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the worst book I've read in years.
It started alright, so that's what the one star is for.
Then it became worse and worse.
It's totally foreseeable, full of cliches, too long, has the tone of a story taking place in the 1950s/60s/70s, although it takes place in the 1980s/90s/2000s and it is so full of pathos, it's dripping from the pages. And its attitude is borderline offensive.
If this wouldn't have been for my own hosted book club (not my pick), I would have bailed early on and that would have been a very wise decision.
It started alright, so that's what the one star is for.
Then it became worse and worse.
It's totally foreseeable, full of cliches, too long, has the tone of a story taking place in the 1950s/60s/70s, although it takes place in the 1980s/90s/2000s and it is so full of pathos, it's dripping from the pages. And its attitude is borderline offensive.
If this wouldn't have been for my own hosted book club (not my pick), I would have bailed early on and that would have been a very wise decision.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Alcohol, Classism
ik heb echt een nieuwe liefde voor dit boek gevonden bij mijn re-read