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funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Through the parallel lives of young actress Bel and the late Gene Tierney emerges a story of one lost and crumbling family told through the eyes of a constantly-misunderstanding brother Charles. written in Murray’s absurd style “an evening of long goodbyes” will have you laughing at the antics of the Amelia Bedelia-style narrator, yet the ending ties everything up quite poignantly.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Child abuse
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