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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
⭐️⭐️.5
I unfortunately feel so meh about this book. Emily Giffin is normally an auto-buy for me, but I think my tastes in books has changed. I was definitely hoping for something with more depth, all the big topics we glossed over, it felt like nothing happened.
I unfortunately feel so meh about this book. Emily Giffin is normally an auto-buy for me, but I think my tastes in books has changed. I was definitely hoping for something with more depth, all the big topics we glossed over, it felt like nothing happened.
emotional
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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I found the main characters unlikable and it seemed they didn’t even like each other. Sorta defeated the purpose of the book.
emotional
funny
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
lighthearted
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
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a good story that I enjoyed although the ending was definitely rushed and abrupt. It felt like she hit her word count so she real quick wrapped it up and sent it on with a bow. I did like all the aspects of dealing with grief in different ways as well as how different people can view the same person. I also enjoyed the various ways of finding yourself that were explored within each character. My other main criticism is that even by the end Summer was still this idealized person from their past. At no point throughout the novel did anyone even think about pointing out any potential flaws of Summer. I appreciate that her death was kept a mystery because sometimes people leave or die and you don’t get that closure or knowledge of why and in the end the why doesn’t have the effect on grief that we think it will. In contrast, no one is perfect, including Summer. The trio held her on this pedestal and I wonder if everyone else in her life did too which likely influenced her suicide but now we’re just exploring theories that aren’t mentioned in the slightest nor are they supposed to be the takeaway of this book. As a whole I did enjoy the story and getting to know the characters as they developed along their journeys. I would also definitely watch this if it was a movie but I don’t think I’d trust it to be made as well as I imagine.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Alcohol
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
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:
Yes