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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did not like the main character at all- but maybe I would have if I had read Brooklyn - and Jim is a cad. The audiobook was excellent for its authenticity - the narrator nailed the Brooklyn accents as well as the Irish ones.
Not a fan of this one. Characters were 1 dimensional, main character was annoying. Zero growth or development.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well written and well regarded, however I found the book frustrating. The gossip and silencing of women. A product of the time period it takes place in. But I wanted to knock sense into every one of them
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
How did it end? Did it end?
It was so hard for me to support Eilis through this journey/mid-life crisis. Her approach to relationships and motherhood feels so sterile and clinical, I couldn’t find qualities in her character that had me rooting for her. The depicted fractures that occur during mid life, especially those in marriage, are very real and prevalent, but there was a lack emotion that forced me to be a passive reader. She had every right to be emotional but wasn’t - I wanted more from her.
It was so hard for me to support Eilis through this journey/mid-life crisis. Her approach to relationships and motherhood feels so sterile and clinical, I couldn’t find qualities in her character that had me rooting for her. The depicted fractures that occur during mid life, especially those in marriage, are very real and prevalent, but there was a lack emotion that forced me to be a passive reader. She had every right to be emotional but wasn’t - I wanted more from her.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated