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3.64 AVERAGE

dawkeller's review

5.0
dark funny reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vgm03's review

4.0
challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

danzunino's review

4.0
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

zozosbooks's review

3.0

More of a 2.5 maybe idk up and down and up and down idk what’s happening the whole time!!!
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erutman's review

5.0
fast-paced

it’s a straight 1970s Call Me By Your Name 🍇🥃 

“There was a great sadness on the speed at which the days were getting shorter. As if they were trying to redeem something that was irredeemable. With a sense of heartache, I thought about September, when the ferocity of summer would abate.”
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jordan21's review

4.5
dark funny lighthearted sad medium-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

This quickly became one of my favorite books of all time. It’s easygoing, lighthearted and entertaining with a solid collection of memorable quotes (I’m at the end of my tether, truth be told). The plot was subtle yet compelling, and while the ending was shocking, it still felt satisfactory. I’m looking forward to challenging my Italian and reading the author’s other works.  

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hardcoverhearts's review

4.0
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abbyharrison's review

4.0

I really enjoyed the writing and the story-telling in this book. I know that it was well done because I’m normally not one to like books or movies etc where the main character is a lousy drunk who can’t do anything right. This book kind of made me think of Inside Llewyn Davis, which is a movie I hate. I compared the two because the main character keeps doing annoying ass things and you just want to shake them and make them do what you think they should do.
However, I really enjoyed this book. I think the writing really helped the reader to understand Leo’s anguish and depression and struggle with alcoholism. I thought Arianna could’ve been a little more three dimensional. She was just kind of mentally ill and unstable without much else going on in her character. Overall quick read and enjoyed it.

dana7878's review

4.0

Excellent book to read in one sitting, I felt like I was spinning out in real time. Characters were pretty unlikable but that's not necessarily a bad thing, Leo had kind of a 30 year old Italian Holden Caufield vibe going on which I enjoyed. I loved the lucid descriptions of Rome in the late 60s, excellently captured a moment in time and took me there. I recommend!
mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

To say this book took me almost a week to finish when it’s less than 200 pages is telling.

This is very much vibes not plot but the vibes were boring and dull.

The 2 main characters were unrelatable and unrealistic, their lives were unrealistic and the conversations they had were bland and so uninformative.  

It was very much manic pixie dream girl and depressed hot guy seemingly fall in love after 1 conversation together.