A review by areadingstan
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

emotional funny reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’d been wanting to read this book for ages, eyeing its cover up in the library and remembering someone had recommended it to me because I like Sally Rooney. 

I really enjoyed this book. It’s like many contemporary novels about dating, but is unique in its own way too. Dolan’s language often made me go back and read a paragraph again just because of how creative and inventive the words were. 

I didn’t necessarily like the main character Ava, but I don’t think I was supposed to, but I did see the humanity in all of the characters because their ‘flaws’ were not hidden but quite visible. 

This is a book about modern dating, class, social media and also, language. I loved it. 
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