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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
medium-paced
funny
mysterious
reflective
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
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The premise of this story really intrigued me but unfortunately it just didn't deliver. The writing is wonderful in many respects but I found myself glossing over many paragraphs of in-depth tangents about watches and lifting weights, wondering when the plot would move forward. It felt superfluous rather than necessary character building. The first third of the book is setup and I felt the pacing was just off.
A shame, but I found myself not really caring what happened.
A shame, but I found myself not really caring what happened.
i do love elaine castillo's writing very much and she has such a gift for lush grounded imagery and tender painful family dynamics. however i find heterosexual yearning (especially of the woman-desiring-man variety) intensely boring and the anglophile parts of this were kind of physically embarrassing to read. "everyone looked hot and well dressed" on the tube in london? they had their final reconciliation outside a COSTA? don't piss me off
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
slow-paced
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It’s true, honest, well-observed. Tension built beautifully.
Very present. Very of this moment. With all the references I kept wondering how well it will age. Reading it today felt intimate, immersive.
The big fil-am family scenes … I can see my family in it vividly, and I teared up at the end. That was cathartic!
Very present. Very of this moment. With all the references I kept wondering how well it will age. Reading it today felt intimate, immersive.
The big fil-am family scenes … I can see my family in it vividly, and I teared up at the end. That was cathartic!