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navayiota's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
An absolutely delightful read. I enjoyed listening to it, and often was excited to get back to it. The writing felt so sophisticated and well edited. Every sentence seemed quote-worthy. The emotion evoked from the storylines -the heartbreak, the grief- was heavy. I feel that the author perfectly distilled the feelings of being abandoned by someone who leaves a hole in your life so vast that they are all you can think about. highly, highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War, Cancer, Alcohol, Sexual content, Medical content, Pedophilia, and Suicide
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
the first part of this, i absolutely loved. i loved his interactions with the members of the senior center, trying to figure out what to do with his time since being retired, etc.
but what in the world was the whole rest of the book??? a good portion of the synopsis of the plot centered around the current events of his life, but that was barely apart of the actual book. the rest was incredibly out of left field and just too whimsical and pointless for me. i cannot believe i got through this book. the characters were very flat and underwhelming and there never seemed to be an established plot. this was incredibly disappointing.
but what in the world was the whole rest of the book??? a good portion of the synopsis of the plot centered around the current events of his life, but that was barely apart of the actual book. the rest was incredibly out of left field and just too whimsical and pointless for me. i cannot believe i got through this book. the characters were very flat and underwhelming and there never seemed to be an established plot. this was incredibly disappointing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual content, Grief, and Toxic friendship
daniellekat's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Marking this as finished but I stopped at about 50% (near the end of part 2) and just skipped to the final part (part 4). I really wanted to like this. The first part was interesting and charming but I hated everything that came after it. I never wanted to pick this up but chugged along hoping it would all come together. The writing was good enough to keep me engaged and there were some witty moments, but overall this was just boring. I skipped to the end (returning to the 'present day' section of the novel) hoping that the slog would be worth it....thank god I didn't commit the time to actually getting to the end. This moved so slowly and the pay off was definitely not worth it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dementia, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident
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