807 reviews for:

Run

Ann Patchett

3.58 AVERAGE

floristseatfree's review against another edition

3.5

emotional sad medium-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

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Pretty good I guess. Not the revolutionary treatise on state policing of black families that it could have been, but also not naive. Ending was weird. Either abrupt or too long. I like that Patchett always seems to know that the parents she writes are bad, and that their complications and sins are neither redeemed nor used as grounds to discard the person

kerzac79's review against another edition

4.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

juliardye's review against another edition

3.0

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Engaging, quick and enjoyable read.

singoneiknow's review against another edition

3.0

emotional mysterious medium-paced

labarrec's review against another edition

3.0

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Maaaaaybe 3.5? In theory this was all good things, quick timeline, complicated family dynamics, and a woman who isn’t who she appears to be…but still it failed to captivate me. I think the multi-POVs were too much, we really could’ve done without both Sullivans.

izzybuck's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

threethousandducats's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

liketheday's review against another edition

2.0

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The book does some interesting things. It opens with this fantastic story about a statue that I probably could have read an entire novel about. I can see it doing cool things with repetition and layered meanings. It talks about race, class, family dynamics, how our choices affect other people, all that good stuff. But for all the talking it does, I'm not sure what it's trying to tell me.
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asurges's review against another edition

4.0

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Just finished it. It's no Bel Canto or (my real favorite) Truth & Beauty. Something is a bit cold about it, but the writing is, of course, beautiful. It went over my head more than a bit, but I love Ann Patchett and can't resist anything she writes.

adubbs11's review against another edition

3.5

emotional tense 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