abeplaut 's review for:

City of Laughter by Temim Fruchter

4.0

emotional reflective 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

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The plot was sometimes a bit difficult to follow for how it jumped between perspectives and times and places. But queer femme protagonists and yiddishkeit and grief and family histories make for a compelling story. Even if I sometimes lost the plot. Even if certain story beats felt ambiguous.