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Dumplin'

Julie Murphy

3.87 AVERAGE


Me ha gustado mucho, no sé si ha sido por la decepción de lecturas que he encadenado este año y esta novela me ha resultado rápida y fresca o por cualquier otro motivo. Es un libro muy ligero, se lee muy rápido y tienes todo tipo de personajes. La historia en sí es muy simple, pero me gustan la reflexiones de la protagonista a lo largo de la lectura, para mí, totalmente recomendable.

Very cool! I love "Jolene" too ;) who could not?

I needed to read this in preparation for the Netflix adaptation coming out in December and I have had it on my kindle for quite a while so I decided now was the perfect time to read it. Also, after reading two heavier books this was the perfect one to pick up. I loved the characters and their journey. I found the story to be heartwarming and had tears in my eyes by the end. Now I really cannot wait to watch the movie!
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

There are no words to express how utterly perfect this book is. I feel like everyone 13 and up would benefit from reading this book. This is a beautiful story with a tenacious teen FMC who has a strained relationship with her mother and has a falling out with her best friend. But also discovers love in the most unlikely places. Julie Murphy is a f*cking genius and you’d only do yourself a disservice by not reading this book!

Honestly, this book makes me just go meh, which depresses me because I really wanted to like this book (I really really wanted too!) Don't get me wrong it's got a good message, but there is nothing more infuriating than a love triangle where the main chickadee ends up with a douche canoe and the really good guy just gets hurt. (Because the douche canoe she ends up with in my opinion is a total creep and jerk and it was honestly like she fell head over heels in love with the first boy that ever paid her any attention).
challenging reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sweet tale of learning to love yourself the way you are--not the way society says you're supposed to be.
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

VERY cute. Better than the movie! I love Dolly too!!