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funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I am the slowest reader in the world, so the fact that the plot didn’t start till after 200 pages really was not helpful in actually finishing the book - but it was beautifully written, and so despite Babbitt being more or less an absolutely terrible person, he was so incredibly human that (against almost every standard I have for myself) I was rooting for him the whole time. The friendship between him and Paul was so delicate and soft, I did in fact cry when Paul went to prison and Babbitt realised without him, life was “meaningless” . I would read it again just to feel the tenderness of their interactions once more.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs and Antisemitism