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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
I could have ditched this book so many times. The writing style was confusing and hard to read. Honestly felt like a big 450 page run on sentence. Ask me for a book report on this, and I’d fail 😂
What a beautiful portrait of chosen family. I read a good chunk of this sitting at Santo Spirito over many a spritz and could not think of a better accompaniment to my two weeks in Firenze.
slow-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Beautiful whimsical writing, happy uplifting book full of hope and joy. Love and heartbreak interwoven. Read this when you need to feel better about everything.
“But still life in all its beauty and complexity.”
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
medium-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:
No
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
So nearly 4* - I loved the writing style, and the cast of characters including the city of Florence, and the little snatches of surreal magic. But in the end the perfection and beauty and string of astonishing coincidences and connections became just a little too cloying.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is definitely a work of literary art. It does not follow typical conventions and challenges the reader to ascend to its level. I’m not sure I understood everything the author intended, but her musings of love, grief, and life were intricate and moving.