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807 reviews for:

Run

Ann Patchett

3.58 AVERAGE

reflective 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: No

3 and a half stars. It took me a long time to like this book. About 2/3 of the way through I started to feel some attachment to the characters and found that I was really interested. I like that most of the book takes place within 24 hrs and visits different characters at overlapping times.
emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional hopeful 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: No
emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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douglas99900's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 5%

Lost Book. Not available at my library.  
emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad fast-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
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I... don't know. I truly don't know.

Run is a story of a car accident in Boston that brings together the fates of a group of strangers (or are they?). The vast majority of the book takes place in a 24 hour period. It centers around the Doyle family - Doyle and his three sons, Sullivan, Tip and Teddy.

I guess: the good things were, the characters were interesting (but lacking depth), and I never found it painful or boring to continue the story.

The bad things were, this story feels like it has so much stuff that is inconceivable, unbelievable, and perhaps dated that the word that comes to mind when I want to describe this book is "cringe."

Part of the problem with this book was that race plays a substantial role in this story and I don't think it was handled all that well.

I just don't know. It had its moments. It had its strange moments. The ending was something. Do I regret reading it? No. Do I recommend reading it? No.