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A review by mariakureads
Heartburn by Nora Ephron
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Nora Ephron has a great wit and it shows in the dialogue which I enjoyed but I didn't like a single character. Not a single one.
There's nothing about them that draws me in which is hysterical because the dialogue is good. The dialogue is fantastic and well done but the characters.... The characters are just meh. The MC, Rachel, is a wet blanket that allows herself to get stepped on not just once, but multiple times in the book by different people in her life.
It made me question a lot of her choices which lead to where she is at and what the book is about that as I kept reading, I struggled with her and the people in her life that feel just toxic in different ways.
There's nothing about them that draws me in which is hysterical because the dialogue is good. The dialogue is fantastic and well done but the characters.... The characters are just meh. The MC, Rachel, is a wet blanket that allows herself to get stepped on not just once, but multiple times in the book by different people in her life.
It made me question a lot of her choices which lead to where she is at and what the book is about that as I kept reading, I struggled with her and the people in her life that feel just toxic in different ways.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship