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Landline by Rainbow Rowell

7 reviews

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Real life isn’t always perfect and exciting. If you had a chance to call the past and change everything, would you? Georgie and Neal are married and have two little girls, but Georgie’s main priority is her job writing a new comedy show with her best friend, Seth. The family is off to Omaha for Christmas, but work needs her, so Georgie stays behind. While at her mom’s house that night she goes in her childhood bedroom and uses the old landline to call Neal’s mom’s house to check in. When he answers, he’s not quite the Neal who left her days before.

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skyfluff's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Ngl, this has been on my tbr list for a while, but I picked it up now because I'd heard that Cath and Levi from Fangirl get a cameo (they do and it's cute as shit). I'm glad I did. I enjoyed it.
I'm a speculative fiction girly at heart, so I liked the magical realism element. I also feel like Rowell did a good job of selling Neal to the reader - like <I>yes</I>, this is the man Georgie would want to risk it all for. Him and their life together, even if it's messy.
I was, however, left with several questions at the end (not about the phone, I just accepted that). Would love to know how one very big thing worked out in particular, but I guess we don't get that information. I know life is full of not getting information we want but UGH.
Also: I really do hope that [redacted] finds somebody. I can't help liking him, and I think that would make for a good...novella? Short story? Wholeass book? Idk, I'd read it. Maybe for the 10th anniversary? 👀
EDIT: Ohhhh you know who should also get a novella/short s
Also also I learned so much about whelping pugs. (Probably?)

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