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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

10 reviews

alexiconic's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

i truly can see why it’s a good book. it just wasn’t for me.

by and large, i did not enjoy reading this book. the twists were underwhelming, and i felt no connection to our main character and narrator. for me, it felt like this was a book too light on plot to be a good action book and too light on character to be a good character study. it was too light on the science and references to be a non-fiction informed book, but too explicit in its references to be fully narrative. that said, i like the attempt to connect science to human experience. i’m very much about that and i’ve loved this exact combination in the past. it just didn’t work for me in this book.

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pickypricklypessimest's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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zarlynsnook's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.5

this book is about family and humanity. it explored a whole lot of thought process on our uniqueness as creatures in this planet; how our ability to think, to talk and communicate gives us an edge and disadvantages towards other beings.

a book that has a very intriguing premise as this gives me so much to look forward and to expect to.when i started reading this book, i had an inkling that i would love it.having an unreliable narrator like rosemary, i was easily invested into her story and her family. as the story progresses and the bit of mystery was revealed, the story telling becomes boring and i really struggle through the second half of it. in my opinion, there's a lot of missed opportunities in the book's writing because i still find the ending perfect and satisfying but the journey through it could have send me to not finishing it.
my overall experience of this book was just okay but i will give lots of appreciation for the author for exploring a very important and intriguing subject in this novel 👏

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