495 reviews for:

Shortcomings

Adrian Tomine

3.46 AVERAGE

celina25's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional fast-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

freshkatsu's review against another edition

3.0

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Stereotypical characters bitching about racial stereotypes, not ironic at all.

(It's funny though, I'm a bad person)

brigid_'s review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bryceycle's review against another edition

4.0

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

nash_fanny_pack's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

reads_a_lot_reads_a_lini's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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

tomhill's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5--Not as emotionally resonant as other Tomine, but it's still quite an engaging story with an extremely unlikable protagonist. It's an interesting if brief journey, watching Ben move from slightly insufferable at the beginning of the story to complete ass by its end.

kricketa's review against another edition

2.0

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loved the art.
loved the writing.
disliked the plot.
disliked the supporting characters.
hated the main character.

archivofrances's review against another edition

1.0

fast-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

raloveridge's review against another edition

3.0

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This was compelling enough, but the main character was too much of a sad sack for me to feel invested in the interrogation of race and stereotype that I think the author intended. Suffering from Sad Young Man Syndrome, this book was only so so.