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Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine

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Shortcomings

Adrian Tomine

3.46 AVERAGE

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fizzywaterpal's review against another edition

2.0
emotional funny reflective slow-paced
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kremian's review against another edition

3.5
emotional reflective 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
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cinelitchick's review against another edition

4.0
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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fazazzle's review against another edition

4.25
dark funny reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

the_one_and_only_maddie's review against another edition

3.0
God I hated this guy, which was the point, but I wanted a character arc. Ok art.

eclipsestorm4's review

2.25
It made me feel something, even if that something was anger.

mtazawa's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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erikachung182's review

4.0
challenging reflective medium-paced
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jessipants's review against another edition

4.0
Interesting racial discussions... Nothing like a good dose of cringe humor in the morning!

diane21's review against another edition

3.0
This is my second read of Tomine's work. I liked it more than [b:Summer Blonde|76579|Summer Blonde|Adrian Tomine|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1367311718s/76579.jpg|74090]. The main character, Ben, was as unlikable as the characters in Summer Blonde but both he and the story the story were much better developed. Of course, Summer Blonde was four short stories, so that's probably not a fair comparison. I also enjoyed the exploration of race and sexuality in Shortcomings (and +1 on the title word play).