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A review by megansmith
Landline by Rainbow Rowell
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I honestly didn’t expect to fly through this in ~3-4 hours but, I really liked it overall! Its weird to say a 300 page book read like a short story but, I liked how contained and clear this was and it helped me feel motivated to keep reading and find out what happens.
Some complaints:
1) I dont really *like* the author’s way of introducing characters of another race (“a (insert ethnicity) guy being the only way you write in your two POC’s just feels weird and kinda icky
2)I do wish the phone was explained but I can get over it
3) At times I didnt really know what to think of Neal. and maybe that’s okay, like he’s not perfect and i respect that. but when she talked about some of their martial and relationship problems over time i was like, damn dog maybe its best you just take your tv comedy bag and move on. but then other times i like him, idk 🤷♀️
Was this revolutionary? Not really, like I enjoyed it but it didnt strike the chord FanGirl did for me back in the day. but its still a good read and if the premise interests you, its quick and fun and im sure you’ll enjoy it!
Some complaints:
1) I dont really *like* the author’s way of introducing characters of another race (“a (insert ethnicity) guy being the only way you write in your two POC’s just feels weird and kinda icky
2)
3) At times I didnt really know what to think of Neal. and maybe that’s okay, like he’s not perfect and i respect that. but when she talked about some of their martial and relationship problems over time i was like, damn dog maybe its best you just take your tv comedy bag and move on. but then other times i like him, idk 🤷♀️
Was this revolutionary? Not really, like I enjoyed it but it didnt strike the chord FanGirl did for me back in the day. but its still a good read and if the premise interests you, its quick and fun and im sure you’ll enjoy it!