264 reviews for:

A Quitter's Paradise

Elysha Chang

2.98 AVERAGE

ejoppenheimer's review

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

nanmarchi's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional reflective fast-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

lsurasani's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cherielemon's review against another edition

1.75

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Boring!! Felt like there was no story line. Was trying to work out where it was going the whole time but there was no real character development. Everyone sucked. 

tofumelli's review against another edition

1.5

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

3.5

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

yari_mawa's review against another edition

2.0

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This one was boring and the mc was annoying

minhjngo's review against another edition

4.0

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Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher of SJP Lit, and the author Elysha Chang for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Chang ties in ideas of success and failure through work, romantic relationships, and family and how they tie in all together. While I find Eleanor's love interests rather uninteresting, her familial relationships remained the most fleshed out and enjoyable to read. Figuring out her parents and Jiajia's backstories was interesting though I wish we could learn more about Narissa. Chang's prose makes for a fast pace tone and a quick read. You'll find yourself turning page after page to deduce each narrative oddity. I don't know if the title encapsulates the novel's essence. Other than a minor ambivalence about the title, Chang's work is exciting and I look forward to seeing more of her work in the future.

maxreads1720's review against another edition

2.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I found this book to be pretty boring to be honest. There wasn’t any growth in the main character, nor any of the characters. None of the characters are particularly likable. The back and forth from past to present is a bit exhausting. There was no clear plot; the story sets up multiple parts for something to happen and when you think there will be something exciting, it sort of just fizzles away and it’s back to no clear direction. 

birdiesmom's review against another edition

5.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated