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lisakcee's review against another edition
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
snaillydia's review against another edition
4.0
I... think I liked it?
Weather by Jenny Offill is written in a very unique way. Short paragraphs frantically document things from this characters life. Some paragraphs are about conversations she has with people. Others are mundate observations. Sometimes they're quotes or fragments or thoughts.
It really commits to this bit, so it's a very consistent novel. All the fluff is cut out, which was certainly refreshing. Tonally, it never lets you catch a break. Honestly, the writing felt a little too similar to my inner monologue these days. It does suffer a little because this fast pace it commits to leaves little room for detail or repetition, so at times I was a bit lost on how we got from point A to point B.
I feel like I need to take a nap now.
Weather by Jenny Offill is written in a very unique way. Short paragraphs frantically document things from this characters life. Some paragraphs are about conversations she has with people. Others are mundate observations. Sometimes they're quotes or fragments or thoughts.
It really commits to this bit, so it's a very consistent novel. All the fluff is cut out, which was certainly refreshing. Tonally, it never lets you catch a break. Honestly, the writing felt a little too similar to my inner monologue these days. It does suffer a little because this fast pace it commits to leaves little room for detail or repetition, so at times I was a bit lost on how we got from point A to point B.
I feel like I need to take a nap now.
suvata's review against another edition
4.0
“New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year—a “darkly funny and urgent” tour de force about a family, and a nation, in crisis Lizzie Benson slid into her job as a librarian without a traditional degree. But this gives her a vantage point from which to practice her other calling: she is a fake shrink.”
You can tell a lot from a book by reading the epigraph in the beginning. This book said:
“NOTES FROM A TOWN MEETING IN MILFORD, CONNECTICUT, 1640: Voted, that the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof; voted, that the earth is given to the Saints; voted, that we are the Saints.”
In other words, we are in the shepherds of the earth and, apparently, we are not doing such a good job.
You can tell a lot from a book by reading the epigraph in the beginning. This book said:
“NOTES FROM A TOWN MEETING IN MILFORD, CONNECTICUT, 1640: Voted, that the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof; voted, that the earth is given to the Saints; voted, that we are the Saints.”
In other words, we are in the shepherds of the earth and, apparently, we are not doing such a good job.
cindy_f's review against another edition
3.0
The writing was solid but I just couldn’t connect with the character and it was difficult to follow at times.
madame_medusa's review against another edition
4.0
Perfectly portrays the anxieties about climate change, and life itself, in the most basic way possible. I mean that as a good thing. There were beautiful lines that touched a little too close to home for me, and other lines that earned a humoured snort - and some lines that did both!
I had to read this for a class and it's one of those readings that I'll be keeping on my shelf for a long time if not forever. All around a really good read!
I had to read this for a class and it's one of those readings that I'll be keeping on my shelf for a long time if not forever. All around a really good read!
diegobrando's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
tenderedge's review against another edition
If Dorothy Parker wrote Camus’ Plague.
sleepy_reader_2023's review against another edition
I didn’t like the writing style, I felt it didn’t flow and there didn’t feel like much of a plot
mstrypie5's review against another edition
funny
reflective
sad
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? Yes
3.5
The style reminded me of Lockwood's No One Is Talking About This, but the voice was less unique and less moving.