This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

This Is How It Always Is

Laurie Frankel

336 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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This is how a family keeps a secret…and how that secret ends up keeping them. This is how a family lives happily ever after…until happily ever after becomes complicated. This is how children change…and then change the world. This is Claud...

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Moods

emotional 88%
hopeful 68%
inspiring 61%
reflective 59%
challenging 36%
informative 32%
funny 26%
sad 20%
tense 7%
lighthearted 6%
adventurous 4%
dark 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 73%
slow 15%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 17% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.3

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