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All's Well by Mona Awad

77 reviews

erilynne's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense 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: Complicated

Weird and hard to put down, as I have come to expect from Awad. I enjoy Awad’s writing style and stories, but Rouge is still my favorite. Most characters were difficult to like. I can appreciate the focus on unseen female pain, but wish some parts of the story were more fleshed out than leaving it to the reader to piece together.

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backpackbunny3's review against another edition

It hit perfectly for me, but I’m a disabled Shakespeare actor who loves magical realism so I’m about as close to the target audience as you can be. If it didn’t work for you that’s just how it goes, but I truly want everyone who reads this review to know that All’s Well is the most real depiction of chronic pain I’ve ever read. The only outlandish thing in these pages is the magic.

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ashleycmms's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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monfernx94's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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caseythereader's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense 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: Yes

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katikins's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 12%

Maybe it would be good if I had the background familiarity with the play the MC keeps referencing, but honestly this was so hard to trudge through I didn’t feel it was worth continuing for 12 more hours.

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cameron_esten's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read this in one sitting and literally could not put it down—I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. The best kind of fever dream!

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mrsaturn's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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oblemons's review against another edition

4.0

emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Tense tense tense!! Honestly though this seemed like a pretty basic experience of doing college theater (from the perspective of the actors).

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autisticpoetryqueer's review against another edition

3.25

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really liked the exploration of chronic illness/chronic pain in this book. I also liked the theatrical element. Overall, it was a good read. It was unique. I wasn't sure what to expect from the ending, but the ending was satisfying.

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