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All's Well by Mona Awad

67 reviews

moxiereads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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erwikka's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I love the way Mona discusses real life issues in her books. She always adds a sort of magical realism to her works (I have only read 2) you never know what’s real and what’s “magic”. Her writing is so thought provoking, like this book dove into the misogyny of the health industry and the difficulties of living with chronic pain. I don’t wanna talk too much about the actual plot because I think that takes away from her stories and the weirdness that happens. I loved the theater aspects of this as a theater nerd myself. Also the moral questions and such that a brought up in this were spectacular. I highly recommend giving this author a chance.

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bubblybelle's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

being that i’m currently in the middle of a flare up, i truly could not have read this at a more perfect time. this book and miranda’s complexity hit so close to home in a way i’ve never been able to put to words.

nearly perfect, but being a theatre technician, there were some technical aspects (specifically with the set design) that just aren’t how things work (and not in a magical realism way). a super nit picky critique from my super niche job.

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smolfrog's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Fucking insane. A worthy follow-up to Bunny. Witches, madness, chronic pain, & Shakespeare.

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jen_nej's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark funny mysterious tense

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book felt like a fever dream. It would make an excellent A24 movie where everything is tense and strange, but beautifully shot. The writing paints such a clear picture!

I read that the chronic pain descriptions came from the author’s personal experience after a surgery. It feels very visceral and was almost too much as someone who’s been through PT for a minor injury. I would be cautious with this book if you’ve had a major experience with pain/pain management. Overall, I really enjoyed the story (even with the ambiguous ending) and its reflection on the western healthcare system as it relates to women’s pain. If you’re a reader who likes a firm ending, skip this one!!

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jettiphoned's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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herbodyslikeamodernart's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

didn’t like the ending because it didn’t fit with the dark tone of the rest of the book, but the author has a lot of poignant things to say about chronic pain and medical sexism.

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alicemorrison1029's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Absolutely obsessed with everything Mona does.

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glassflowrr's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This one was not quite as punchy and feverish as Awad's other novels, but I still enjoyed it. Definitely recommend starting here if you aren't sure you'll like her more dreamlike and feverish stories.

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chris_reads's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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