laislinns's review against another edition
4.0
I had seen this book over and over again in lists of books that I should read. I eventually decided to try it as part of a reading challenge - to read a book in a day. I'd heard that it was one that you simply couldn't put down. I can see why.
Between the anecdotal narration and the cherry-picked quotes, you are handed a two-way mirror into the narrator's life, into a marriage and a life that hasn't gone quite according to plan. It is an absolutely gorgeous triumph of a novel and I would read it again in a heartbeat.
(And yes, it took all of four hours for me to read it from cover to cover).
Between the anecdotal narration and the cherry-picked quotes, you are handed a two-way mirror into the narrator's life, into a marriage and a life that hasn't gone quite according to plan. It is an absolutely gorgeous triumph of a novel and I would read it again in a heartbeat.
(And yes, it took all of four hours for me to read it from cover to cover).
vronksybeat_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
hadleysbookshelf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
debi_g's review against another edition
4.0
Unconventional. Poetic. Contagiously sad.
""...it seems possible that the truth about getting older is that there are fewer and fewer things to make fun of until finally there is nothing you are sure you'll never be" (114).
""...it seems possible that the truth about getting older is that there are fewer and fewer things to make fun of until finally there is nothing you are sure you'll never be" (114).
pageturn_industries's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
polythenesam's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
yleavy's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
dcmr's review against another edition
2.0
Tight and taut. A book to admire for its craftsmanship, but I was emotionally unmoved.
bernardino's review against another edition
5.0
De los sueños y del amor a la rutina, a la costumbre, al aburrimiento. Y tratar de volver a empezar.
cpullman's review against another edition
4.0
Inventive and sparse style. This book provides snippets into the characters world and life. It is a montage in writing like a short film where so little is shown but a life is communicated. The reader picks up the threads of what is happening even with the little character development you feel what the character feels. It is a great discussion book and would highly recommend.