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Gra na dwa fronty by Lily Lindon

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the_next_page's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

alicel's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

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I have never read a book with such an unlikeable main character, but I truly think the author didn’t intend her to come across like that.

She is so prejudiced and mean, and I’m sure character growth is part of her arc but I just hated her too much.

Thinks an interviewee in a video about polyamory is “surprisingly normal-looking”
Makes a “four eyes” joke (thankfully only to herself) about her 13-year-old student who commits the sin of needing glasses.
“ ‘Bisexuality? But I thought that was a bit of a…’ I don’t want to say phase but it’s definitely the word on my lips.” There is no excuse to write a character this ignorant when her apparent best friend is queer.
She spends most of the first 15% horrified at the possibility of being queer because it’s obviously so terrible.
Not even going to talk about her terrible relationship… Justice for Doug.
“Good thing I don’t have a speech impediment”

And when at nearly 20% in there has been no plot progression further than what is in the blurb, I truly could not bring myself to read 300 more pages of it.

natalierh's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

There were parts of this novel I really enjoyed, like the discussions around bisexuality and gatekeeping within the community, Gina's rediscovery of her love of piano, and George's experimentation with her queer visual identity. But there were also parts I found too chaotic, particularly towards the end.

Georgina is the epitome of a "messy" protagonist and I don't mind messy characters at all, but when the plot starts to slide out of control and become messy too it feels like the story has lost its groundwork. It was also frustrating to watch the Georgina constantly lie to the people she cared about and treat them poorly; even when opportunities arose for her to tell the truth, she didn't take them. I guessed quite a few of the twists before they happened, but I did enjoy one particular thing (a date) that happened (and I'd been rooting for) right at the end.

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