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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've been keen to read this one for a while since reading Reid's other novel - [b:Love & Virtue|57768107|Love & Virtue|Diana Reid|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1621539843l/57768107._SY75_.jpg|90491672]. I was pleased to discover I like this one even more than its predecessor!
For me, this was an excellent exploration of sexuality and sisterhood. Love to see it. So many parts of this really struck home for me.
10/10 would recommend if you liked Reid's other book or even anything by Sally Rooney.
For me, this was an excellent exploration of sexuality and sisterhood. Love to see it. So many parts of this really struck home for me.
10/10 would recommend if you liked Reid's other book or even anything by Sally Rooney.
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Listening to this as an audiobook and it just didn’t hold my interest. My mind kept wandering and I realised that I wasn’t invested enough in the story to go back and find out what I’d missed
funny
lighthearted
reflective
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This second book of Diana Reid's was my first. Sometimes reminiscent of Sally Rooney in that she gets inside of people's heads and sees relationships from an inner and outer viewpoint.
It took me a little while to get into Seeing Other People, which at its surface is a story about several months in the lives of two rather self-absorbed sisters in their early-mid 20s, living and working in the familiar Sydney, Australia.
Despite their closeness as sisters, Eleanor and Charlie Hamor are very different people. Eleanor is straight-laced and follows a "sensible" career trajectory as a business analyst. Charlie, meanwhile, lives a more bohemian existence, a talented actress who's struggling to find work in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, she lives in a fairly chaotic share house with like-minded artistic souls. The book opens with Eleanor reeling from the dramatic end of her longstanding relationship with solicitor Mark after he admitted to misbehaving with a stripper during a stag night with friends. Meanwhile, Eleanor's younger sister Charlie is appearing onstage in an independent theatrical production, which she's hoping will restart her flagging career. She's becoming increasingly infatuated with the play's director, Helen, who also happens to be her housemate.
A series of drunken and drug-fuelled parties and hungover trips to the beach lead to interrelationships between the characters becoming somewhat tangled, bringing Eleanor and Charlie's different approaches to life into a type of conflict they've never had to deal with before. One plotline of deception unfolds throughout the narrative, while another lurks below the surface, hinted at, but not revealed in its entirety until a confrontation late in the book.
As readers, we're presented with a sticky moral conundrum: to what extent should we allow self-actualisation - following our heart's desire - to eclipse our feelings of protectiveness and obligation towards our closest family members?
Pleasantly surprised with this one, a nice easy, light read - perfect for lying on a beach somewhere.
It took me a little while to get into Seeing Other People, which at its surface is a story about several months in the lives of two rather self-absorbed sisters in their early-mid 20s, living and working in the familiar Sydney, Australia.
Despite their closeness as sisters, Eleanor and Charlie Hamor are very different people. Eleanor is straight-laced and follows a "sensible" career trajectory as a business analyst. Charlie, meanwhile, lives a more bohemian existence, a talented actress who's struggling to find work in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, she lives in a fairly chaotic share house with like-minded artistic souls. The book opens with Eleanor reeling from the dramatic end of her longstanding relationship with solicitor Mark after he admitted to misbehaving with a stripper during a stag night with friends. Meanwhile, Eleanor's younger sister Charlie is appearing onstage in an independent theatrical production, which she's hoping will restart her flagging career. She's becoming increasingly infatuated with the play's director, Helen, who also happens to be her housemate.
A series of drunken and drug-fuelled parties and hungover trips to the beach lead to interrelationships between the characters becoming somewhat tangled, bringing Eleanor and Charlie's different approaches to life into a type of conflict they've never had to deal with before. One plotline of deception unfolds throughout the narrative, while another lurks below the surface, hinted at, but not revealed in its entirety until a confrontation late in the book.
As readers, we're presented with a sticky moral conundrum: to what extent should we allow self-actualisation - following our heart's desire - to eclipse our feelings of protectiveness and obligation towards our closest family members?
Pleasantly surprised with this one, a nice easy, light read - perfect for lying on a beach somewhere.
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this was a really cool and interesting way to bring morality and ethical dilemmas into a contemporary lgbtq romance/family drama
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A relatively boring book that wouldn't normally stand out except that it's about lesbians.
I've grown quite fond of stories set in Sydney, especially since I consider this beautiful city home, and being able to relate to a story so easily, even if it's not a life I've lived.
Seeing other people is a raw look int the relationship of two sisters and their desperate attempt to love one another & themselves (and get it really wrong).
Such an easy read, hence the 4 stars and a great story with great characters.
Seeing other people is a raw look int the relationship of two sisters and their desperate attempt to love one another & themselves (and get it really wrong).
Such an easy read, hence the 4 stars and a great story with great characters.