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Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney

dormilona's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5

amiablebookworm's review against another edition

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reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

dianerc's review against another edition

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4.0

Really loved this book - listened to it on audiobook and love, love, loved it.

geeahna's review against another edition

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i tried. i really did. but i didnt like the narrator. and i was a little bored, but this just isnt my genre.

alexikakon's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

margereadsanotherbook's review against another edition

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informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

mindyb33's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.0

amlibera's review against another edition

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4.0

Fascinating story of an elderly woman walking across NYC in the 1980's. Lillian Boxfish is a character of a kind that you don't often see, bright, brittle, funny, and an extrovert who consistently connects with the people that she meets along the way as she crosses Manhattan on New Year's Eve.

loganvw's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

[digital] Melancholy and Meandering

snark's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved the structure and how the strong sense of place factored into that structure--the city acts basically as an old friend supporting reminiscence. This is a perfect book to read near the new year, both because of the timing of the events of the book and because of its themes.