Live a Little by Howard Jacobson

Live a Little

Howard Jacobson

304 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary funny reflective slow-paced
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Description

From the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Finkler Question and J, and one of "our funniest writers alive" (Allison Pearson): a wickedly observed novel of old age and new love. At the age of ninety-something, Beryl Dusinbery is forgetting eve...

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Community Reviews Summary of 60 reviews

Moods

funny 83%
reflective 83%
emotional 50%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
lighthearted 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 28%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.27

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