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Eleven Kinds of Loneliness by Richard Yates

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eddie_burgess's review against another edition

informative relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I liked it, overall a very bleak and sad depiction of America in the post war period. Some stories were a lot better than others, with a few falling a bit flat for me. The last one was great, with the final pages really tying the entire book and its messages together. ‘No pain whatsoever’, ‘the B.A.R man’ and ‘a really good jazz piano’ were more standouts. Overall, it was good with nothing particularly bad to say, just not hugely standout.

charliesolon's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

_i_b_'s review

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

millatebbs's review

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funny reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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kristenpoel's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tstuppy's review

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5.0

I found all eleven stories here to be compelling. They were like little glimpses into a lot of his subsequent novels, and read easily. Would highly recommend!