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3.25 AVERAGE
3.25 AVERAGE
While this story started out not so great for me (I really dislike reading about snotty and pure hateful people who think they are the only one who knows anything) it picked up quickly and became a good story. I am looking forward to more tales from Finfarrin.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don't usually like general fiction, but I've been surprised before. Not this time. I picked this up because it sounded like a healing story about a woman recovering from a major life change and running a mobile library. I couldn't get into the story or characters. I also just didn't understand why after a decade or two, the woman felt entitled to ask her ex for money and wasn't set up at all. The POV shifts felt weird throughout, and I didn't find any of the side characters compelling. In fact, I found it tedious the way the narration kept referring to certain side characters with long descriptions like "Oscar the dog man" and constantly saying the carpenter showed up "with the devil at his heels" (the devil was his dog). I also thought it was weird that all the characters, especially the old carpenter man, kept calling the 50 year old protagonist a girl (or, in the case of the carpenter, just girl).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Grief, Car accident
Divorce
A look at how our communities' successes are dependent upon our willingness to come together. I felt the story of the community overshadowed the character's story. It was a little light for me.
Library loan expired before finished. Will return later.
2.5 for the "feel good" part and I loved the setting but not really memorable
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Good book. Strong female character. Good story line.
Boken lät intressant. Ett bibliotek i en liten by på Irland och så lite problem på det (som jag gissar kommer att lösas på slutet så alla blir glada).
Det lät spännande men var inte så som jag trott. Ganska långsam berättelse och huvudpersonen var ofta så irriterande och gjorde konstiga val. När jag börjat störa mig på saker var det svårt att sluta. Är första delen i serien Finfarran Peninsula, finns två delar till. Kanske läser dem någon gång i framtiden men troligtvis inte.
Det lät spännande men var inte så som jag trott. Ganska långsam berättelse och huvudpersonen var ofta så irriterande och gjorde konstiga val. När jag börjat störa mig på saker var det svårt att sluta. Är första delen i serien Finfarran Peninsula, finns två delar till. Kanske läser dem någon gång i framtiden men troligtvis inte.
Diverting. A little slower and more substantive than your average light read.