350 reviews for:

Turbulence

David Szalay

3.56 AVERAGE

amjammi's review

3.0

Too slight to make a lasting impression. Beautifully written though.
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dianareadsalot's review

3.0

This book was oddly good. I didnt feel like the ending was all that great, but the book all tied together rather nicely.

not going to read any more by this author but it was a good read. read it in one sitting late at night.
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exorcismemily's review

3.0

Turbulence can either be read as a novel, or a set of short stories. Each story has to do with a plane flight, and each new main character is someone who was in the previous story.

It was a great setup, but since this book was novella-length, I felt like I didn't have enough time to get to know any of the characters. A lot of them were going through big things, but you only spent a few pages with each of them. Every time I would start to get invested, the focus would switch to someone else.

allielit's review

3.0

It'd be like a shorter version of the film Crash if there was a movie adaptation. I liked how the degrees of separation had depth to the individual stories despite how short they were.

pamnc's review

3.0
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Love the concept, but really wanted to see further development with each story and character 

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gordonmacrae's review

3.25
reflective relaxing fast-paced
emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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seymone's review

4.0

4.5 stars

I really enjoyed this storyline. It truly portrays, how are lives are interconnected. My only con, I wished the story was longer.

m36h4n's review

3.75
adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Quick, easy read. Exactly what I wanted based on the summary.
Loved the full circle ending
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes