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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Slow, steady and impactful in its patience to reveal its characters and their nature. The feeling that there was no rush to arrive to a point would usually make me feel impatient, but the author just delivered the plot with such thoughtful prose I was happy to relax into it. It is a story told by an older, wiser man who, it feels, is almost deliberately trying to slow down the racing and urgent instincts of his youth by retrospection. Comforting and heart wrenching.
I really enjoyed this one - moving, powerful and intriguing, it's an interesting and touching coming of age story as well as the story of a friendship between a teenager and an elderly man. I think I could have done with a touch more plot but it was a really enjoyable read nonetheless.
hopeful
reflective
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:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
lighthearted
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
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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:
Complicated
I took my time with this novel because I was savouring every page of it. (The audiobook is also excellent.) I loved the warmth, the humour, the poetry, the turn of phrase. I highlighted so many chunks of text to hoard up for later because they pleased me or made me smile. This was such a gentle, feel good read and just what I needed.
informative
reflective
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
This one was just too slow for me. May have been better in written format but as an audio book it just felt like it was dragging on.
What a charming story. Listened to this - which I highly recommend - the reader was perfect and his Irish accent really complemented the author’s lyrical prose. Wasn’t sure where this story was going for the longest time, but it didn’t matter as each little vignette was delightful.
Too slow for me, or at least for what I want right now