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Everybody Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

8 reviews

lauren_shilling's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

This book was really good! I absolutely loved the concept of stories connecting different teenagers who all live in different small towns. I thought it was executed well, but maybe not to its full potential. I think some of the stories and characters could have felt more fleshed out, but I also understand that they are short stories, and not every character is going to feel as connected to the main thread as everybody else. However, characters like Ruby in the second story, who I liked a lot, I wish had more to them. My favorite stories in this book were Alaska Was Wasted On Us, Parking-Lot Flowers, and my favorite of all of them was Sea-Shaken Houses. While I didn't dislike any of the stories, the one I think I enjoyed the least was probably Basketball Town. I felt disconnected to those characters in a way I didn't with the other stories, but I appreciated it for what it was and the purpose it served to connecting threads. Sea-Shaken Houses was a story that did blow me away, and it was the story that earned this book an extra .25 when I rated it. I found myself relating in a few ways to both Jane and Martha in that story, and I really loved the direction it took and how it connected to everything else. My biggest issue with it was, as I said, I felt like some characters could have been fleshed out more than they were, and also that there were some parts where I found myself a bit bored. However, I would definitely recommend that anyone who thinks this concept sounds really interesting should absolutely give it a shot! I think there are people who will really love it!

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