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The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley

30 reviews

maddy_brown99's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

A cute little book! I enjoyed exploring the question of what happens when we break out of social norms and begin connecting with the people around us. How can we be more authentic to ourselves and the people around us? Sad in the way these inspiring books sometimes are: bad things have to happen for them to be triumphantly overcome! But overall a sweet good time.

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ee1000's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.75

An absolutely lovely hug of a novel about a group of people brought together by their morning commute and the relationships they build that change their lives.

I loved this book! I giggled, I cried, and I absolutely flew through this book. The cast of characters was absolutely delightful. I loved how their stories wove together, how everyone worked together to build each other up and be the best versions of themselves. There’s truly not a bad POV in the book and I just adored how organically the relationships evolved.

If you’re looking for a heartwarming book filled with triumph, this is for you! (Mind the content warnings though as some characters do go through some struggles!)

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book! It took me a bit to get into it at the beginning, but it was a beautiful blend of lighthearted, serious, heartrending and hopeful! There is an array of diverse characters, but hammers home the idea that there is more in this world that unites us than divides us. Highly recommend this book!

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sandysmith's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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

4.5

It's a truly heartwarming read. Centred around eccentric Iona, a magazine agony aunt and her daily commute with her dog Lulu, a lesbian feminist in love with her wife Bea. An incident involving a grape and a passenger nearly choking brings together an unlikely very different bunch of people, Piers, a man who works in the city, Sanjay a male nurse who has panic attacks, Martha a school girl being bullied, Emmie a young woman working in PR with a perfect fiance, and David a property lawyer. Interweaving stories crafted wonderfully. Iona at the helm, comforting and counselling her unlikely friends through their various issue's. You invest and want the best outcones for them all. A really comfortable, easy reading, loveable, brilliant book.

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