Reviews

All Adults Here by Emma Straub

jessicacoh's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

blee98's review against another edition

hopeful slow-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

4.0

ashleysilver7's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book set in the fictional town of Clapham, NY (which is supposed to be Upstate). The book follows the lives of the Strick children, who are all grown up except for 13 year old Cecilia. All of the children (and the matriarch, Astrid) have some sort of issue they are dealing with, and things start to unravel after Astrid witnesses her friend, Barbara, get hit by a bus. 

cmshaw15's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kari13's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

grace_bera's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

threegoodrats's review against another edition

4.0

I don't know why I've never read Emma Straub before because clearly this is my kind of book. A bunch of flawed and quirky characters just trying to do their best but constantly messing up and making things worse? Yes, please.

These characters are all great, but boy I loved Astrid. She is a no-nonsense, take-charge, incredibly competent woman who has a lot of trouble expressing affection for her children. And she's hilarious! At one point she is lamenting that her granddaughter is reading J.D. Salinger in school, and thinks the kids should be reading Toni Morrison instead. She thinks, "It seemed so easy, to cut out the creeps and sexual predators, just by cutting out all the men. Sure, you'd lose some decent people, but the net result would be so positive, who would complain?" My thoughts exactly, Astrid!

annie_books99's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

maripasqueto's review against another edition

4.0

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stephaniesteen73's review against another edition

3.0

This was a decent beach read, although I know for sure that I will forget the details of the characters and plot in short order Keen observations about the dynamics between the mom and her grown children...as I grow closer to that life stage myself it was a fascinating look into "both sides of the story." There is always more to each of us than meets the eye.