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The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson

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kgreading's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

4.5


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ernis's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-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

4.0


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oddity123's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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alexsadventuresintheatreland's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5


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bethbond's review

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emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book took me a long time to read because I found it very emotional with the struggle the characters were going through, dealing with the death of Jax. I think it took me two weeks to read 75% of it and then I finished the last bit in one sitting. It pulled at every heart string and I almost didn't finish it but I am so glad I did because the ending was good and a happy one 

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amyrandles1's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5


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onegirlandtheworld's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This is a nice book and I can see why it was a Richard and Judy book club pick. I definitely think it is one of those books that you need to be in the right place, at the right time to really love. For me it didn't really hit that mark until the last 50 or so pages. Its a bit twee but sometimes you just need a nice lighthearted read.

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adogmomsbookishlife's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It’s hard to believe this was a debut novel. It was written as if coming from a well seasoned author.

This book is heartbreaking and heartwarming. It is sad and incredibly sweet. It will tug on all of your heart strings.

The trio that hits the road and the unlikely friendships they make along the way are some of my favorite characters ever. They’re all so quirky and yet completely relatable.

There are so many life lessons to take away from the story, but my favorite is “one never knows.”

I definitely recommend this story, and I’ll be reading Julietta’s next novel for sure!

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reading_ladies_blog's review

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adventurous funny reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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veilchen's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Norman und sein bester Freund Jax sind das perfekte Comdey-Duo - Norman, dessen Stärke seine Würde ist und sich die Witze pberlegt und Jax mit seiner direkten, witzigen Art, der die Gags auch tatsächlich umsetzen kann. Doch dann stirbt Jax unerwartet und der 12-jährige Norman bleibt allein mit dem Traum, beim Edinborough Fringe aufzutreten zurück. Dennoch gibt er nicht auf, und gemeinsam mit seiner Mutter und deren 70-jährigen Arbeitskollegen begiebt er sich mit einer Box voll Witzen auf einen Roadtrip von der Spitze Cornwalls bis nach Schottland hinauf, wobei sie auf dem Weg auch noch alle möglichen Väter von Norman abklappern (was manchmal ein wenig an Mamma Mia erinnert)

Das Buch ist abwechselnd aus den Perspektiven von Norman und seiner Mutter Sadie geschrieben, beides in Form eines inneren Monologes - also mit vielen Ellipsen, eingeschobenen Gedanken und Umgangssprache. Damit bekommt der Leser sofort einen Eindruck davon, wie die beiden Erzähler so ticken - und wie sehr sie sich gegenseitig lieben. Eines der absoluten Highlights für mich war definitiv zu sehen, wie sich Mutter und Sohn selbst sahen im Vergleich dazu wie sie einander sahen, die eine Perspektive voller Selbstzweifel und Kritik, die andere mit nichts als Bewunderung und aufrichtigeer Liebe.

Es werden durchaus ernste Themen behandelt, angefangen natürlich mit dem Verlust eines besten Freundes, über Mutterschaft bis zu Demenz und Suizid. Von den Witzen, die Norman vorbereitet, bekommt man kaum einen zu hören. Dennoch schafft die Autorin, die Lektüre nicht deprimierend zu machen, sondern positiv, herzerwärmend und mit der gelegentlichen Lebensweisheit.

Es ist eine fabelhafte Geschichte über Familie und Nicht-aufgeben, dass nach einem aktiongeladenen Ende auch einen perfekten Abschluss findet.

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