madelinemcleod_ 's review for:

The Accidental by Ali Smith

4.5

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Characters are flat but far from lifeless. Ebullient prose style. An excellent example of manic pixie dream girl core literature. Brought down only by it's own stylistic excesses and mystifying nonsense film-narrative interludes.