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baileyana's review
emotional
reflective
sad
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
5.0
isabelolsen's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
maf_co's review
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sandramarinis's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I really liked this book! Being able to deep dive into the minds of the family members and seeing their different points of view related to the same situation was so fun. So detailed! Impressive work and writing. I really liked how the book reflects the frustration, jealousy and stress the main characters go through, and how it all builds up to their personal love life falling apart as well . In a way they're all just like their parents. This book made me emotional in all the good and bad ways. The part with the miscarriage made me so sad for her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Drug use, Abandonment, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
literamoi's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
thechemicaldetective's review
5.0
Captivated by this book. Such an intimate portrait of a family, the ripples that fan out after a stone is dropped into smooth water. The initiating bombshell is the decision of elderly parents to separate, each family member receives the shocking news differently, but all take it personally. Interference and diffraction, human relationships in all their tangled, messy truth. Fabulously perceptive and seductive writing. Invisible translation - the highest praise possible. There's a lot of love in this book, along with decency and openness. I really didn't want the novel to end.
bianca89279's review
4.0
There's no such thing as a perfect family as there are no perfect people.
A Modern Family looks at what we think we know, what we show others and what others perceive, and that, ultimately, we never truly know anyone. Distressingly, we don't even know the closest people to us.
When a septuagenarian couple, married for over forty years, decides to divorce, their three adult children take the news quite differently. Their lives and what they thought they knew and experienced come into question. Was it all make-believe? Were their memories reliable? Their parents' divorce makes them look at their own separate lives, their relationships to their partners, to each other.
The characters ask questions regarding freedom, romantic love, societal expectations vs personal freedom - but is there such a thing as "freedom" when we are social animals. As they say, no (wo)man is an island.
This was an interesting novel, easily digestible but also very current and relatable.
A Modern Family looks at what we think we know, what we show others and what others perceive, and that, ultimately, we never truly know anyone. Distressingly, we don't even know the closest people to us.
When a septuagenarian couple, married for over forty years, decides to divorce, their three adult children take the news quite differently. Their lives and what they thought they knew and experienced come into question. Was it all make-believe? Were their memories reliable? Their parents' divorce makes them look at their own separate lives, their relationships to their partners, to each other.
The characters ask questions regarding freedom, romantic love, societal expectations vs personal freedom - but is there such a thing as "freedom" when we are social animals. As they say, no (wo)man is an island.
This was an interesting novel, easily digestible but also very current and relatable.
havardw's review against another edition
5.0
Må innrømme at jeg synes de to søstrene tar det litt vel tungt, men så er jo det gode med litteraturen å kunne kjenne på noe som jeg ikke helt er i stand til å føle selv. Dabber blittelitt av etter midten, men tar seg godt opp med et nytt perspektiv på slutten.
ebokhyllami's review against another edition
4.0
Er en moderne familie en familie hvor absolutt alle sliter med kjærligheten? Hvor besteforeldre skiller seg, søstre sliter med og uten menn og bror som vil leve i åpent forhold, men som plutselig føler på tvers av egen overbevisning? Ja kanskje det. Eller kanskje dette bare er en helt normal familie, i moderne tider sett fra mitt eget ståsted? Flatland har innsikt, humor, medrivende språk og en familie som kanskje ikke er så uvanlig likevel? Tankevekkende uansett, og kommer høyt opp på listene.