Reviews - How Does that Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?

245 reviews for:

How Does that Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?

Anna Montague

3.44 AVERAGE

kjames45's review against another edition

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

smaspheim's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous reflective 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

pollyhall's review against another edition

Didn't like it.

sten1238's review

2.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Remarkably Bright Creatures was a 5 star read for me last year, when this was billed in the same vein I was all in. What a let down. A septuagenarian character does NOT make your book in the same category as Remarkably Bright Creatures. For crying out loud, a few goldfish in a tank do NOT come close to Marcellus.

Magda was someone I wanted to like, so too was the plot: a roadtrip was planned by Magda's BFF, Sara, for her birthday. Sara died before the trip, so Magda took it anyways with Sara's ashes.

There was some opportunity for layers and complexity here. Perhaps some dark humor mixed with learning and grief. Instead it was heavily grief laden, and it wasn't for me. Cynthia Nixon did a lovely job with the narration, but even that didn't save this one for me.