4.04 AVERAGE

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

This was my first Elizabeth Strout book and I heard her newest book was a good place to start. I think this may be a 4.25-4.5 star book for me! It features many of her characters and I fell in love with all of them! I listened and read the book - the audiobook is wonderful. 
emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

This is a book with a lot of humanity and yet the characters did not feel like real people. However, I enjoyed the writing and the way the author could capture all sides of everything. I also appreciated how much care was given to each character — they all felt protected. The world was also vivid and easy to sink into.
reflective
hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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: Complicated
inspiring reflective medium-paced

Wish I could give TME 5.75 stars, but the app won’t let me. Powerful, empathetic, funny, insightful, and beautifully written, this one is another stunner by Elizabeth Strout. 
emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes