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4.04 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
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leighlo_'s review

3.0
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

  • The name Bob is mentioned 1,210 times. 


There’s so much going on and at the same time there’s zero plot - how???
lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-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

jaba74's review

5.0

I’m a big fan of Elizabeth Strout’s writing. She gives her characters depth by simply writing about their day-to-day lives and interactions with others without a need to define them for the reader or to project her own judgements or morality onto them. This book, a continuation of the Lucy Barton series, sums up what Elizabeth Strout always seems to do: to highlight our common humanity and affirm each person as complex and significant in the lives of those they encounter and touch, and that being loved and loving others is ultimately enough.
emotional hopeful 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 lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes