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matthewbharper's review
reflective
slow-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
2.5
ajreader's review
4.0
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A narrative of the everyday in the best way possible. There is little spectacular or ground-shaking here, but the mundane is made interesting.
A narrative of the everyday in the best way possible. There is little spectacular or ground-shaking here, but the mundane is made interesting.
koreilly's review
5.0
It's such a flex to be the greatest American writer of short stories and then flex up and write a family generational novel about the curse of being horny. I mean wow. What a king!
amb3rlina's review
3.0
Meh. I'm just glad to have it done. I recognize that this is supposed to be a great work of fiction, but I listened to it over way too long of a stretch and I just didn't really connect with the characters or the story. That is a definite hazard of audio books, or any book when you read it too slowly I suppose. I typically love family stories that explore the different characters and generations like this one did, but there wasn't a single character that I was rooting for. Perhaps you have to be a New Englander to "get it".
lostinanotherworld's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
jaime_c's review
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
erndixon's review
3.0
Cheever's writing is great but it is made for shorter prose and the best parts of it tends to get lost in the length of a novel.
jackb's review
3.0
Witty but lost its way and meandered a bit at times. Some humourous characters and some who seemed to be peculiar just for the sake of it.