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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
A lot of potential but something fell flat for me. You should have been rooting for Magda all the way through and I mostly stopped caring about halfway through and then picked up again in the last few pages.
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
I wanted to love this story, it sounded so promising. But I just never got attached to Magda the way I need to in order to be invested.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-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
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The premise was good, but the writing was distant. I couldn’t lose myself in the story.
emotional
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
Magda is turning 70 and her best friend, Sara, is planning a road trip. Sara has planned most of Magda's birthdays, Magda the reluctant guest to her own parties. A road trip comes with emotional strings attached for Magda, but Sara dies before Magda's birthday. Grieving, Magda takes the trip anyway.
This book is underrated and under the radar - it's really a lovely story. As Magda travels across the country, she travels back in time to a pivotal moment in her childhood that defines her entire life moving forward, including her friendship with Sara. I listened on audio book and I think more books need older protagonists! I highly recommend this book.
This book is underrated and under the radar - it's really a lovely story. As Magda travels across the country, she travels back in time to a pivotal moment in her childhood that defines her entire life moving forward, including her friendship with Sara. I listened on audio book and I think more books need older protagonists! I highly recommend this book.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
A lot of time my enjoyment (or lack of) in a book is my expectations. And I think that is the case with this one. I was expecting an Ove or All the Lonely People vibe (heartfelt yet funny moments). Magda Eklund reminded me more of Lillian Boxfish in voice and style. It was more introspective, quiet and serious where I was expecting a fun road trip with an urn of ashes. I enjoyed it at the end but the first half was ruined for me because I wasn't getting what I expected from it.
emotional
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