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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
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:
Complicated
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-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:
Complicated
This book was in places really good and in other places unnecessary explicit and unnecessary boring
3 descriptive stars to Still Life, a true love letter to Florence, Italy and found family.
~Stay put, my sweet, and thrive~
*
This book was very character driven, which is not typically what I gravitate to, but the rave reviews for this book convinced me to try it. I can't say I loved it, but it was beautifully written and had such a strong sense of place I felt like I was back in Florence, basking in the sun, having an espresso in the square and having all the fresh pasta possible.
*
These characters were quite the..well characters. I love Ulysses, Alys, Cress and of course Claude (the parrot), they were all so well written and developed I feel like I could have plucked them out of the page and had coffee with them. Other characters well...Peggy wasn't for me, I found her a bit flat in comparison to the others. Evelyn was also a very interesting character, and I adored when her and Ulysses found each other again - her character and arc was one of my favourites, but I wish we had more of them together.
*
So all of that to say - the characters were well done, the setting was honestly perfect and so vibrant, but I was bored a lot, it was a bit too much "slice of life" for my tastes and I found myself struggling to go back to it.
*
The writing and the setting are amazing and if you are a fan of character driven stories, pick this one up - you won't regret it.
~Stay put, my sweet, and thrive~
*
This book was very character driven, which is not typically what I gravitate to, but the rave reviews for this book convinced me to try it. I can't say I loved it, but it was beautifully written and had such a strong sense of place I felt like I was back in Florence, basking in the sun, having an espresso in the square and having all the fresh pasta possible.
*
These characters were quite the..well characters. I love Ulysses, Alys, Cress and of course Claude (the parrot), they were all so well written and developed I feel like I could have plucked them out of the page and had coffee with them. Other characters well...Peggy wasn't for me, I found her a bit flat in comparison to the others. Evelyn was also a very interesting character, and I adored when her and Ulysses found each other again - her character and arc was one of my favourites, but I wish we had more of them together.
*
So all of that to say - the characters were well done, the setting was honestly perfect and so vibrant, but I was bored a lot, it was a bit too much "slice of life" for my tastes and I found myself struggling to go back to it.
*
The writing and the setting are amazing and if you are a fan of character driven stories, pick this one up - you won't regret it.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Lovely, charming, visionary, maddening. Hard to describe. A book about life, art, death, family of the heart, choices, losses, gains, changes, constants, mystery, consequence, intellect, emotion, passion, compassion, meaning, love, and what we do with our one unique life and with whom we share it. Particularly appealing to mature readers with some life experience under their belts.
adventurous
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:
No
Truly delightful and fresh approach to friendship, love, passion, life, and beauty.