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It took every ounce of willpower in my being to read this book. It is a protracted New Yorker narrative. If you like the writing style of the staff of the New Yorker, you will love it. If you read long New Yorker articles and go, I wish this were hundreds of pages, this book is for you.

I do not share these wants or desires. I did not enjoy my time here.

byejohn's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

“Don’t be sad. Think of how you kicked a piece of wood in half.”

i spent the whole book feeling alternately seen and frustrated. Could not put it down.

bushraboblai's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective sad 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

5.0

bibi_lotta101's review

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It was way too slow for me. I didn't care about the chracters or what happend in the book and I wasn't expecting that to change during the rest of the book.

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