Reviews

Lottomillionæren by Patricia Wood

erinbirnel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

lizzyjane's review against another edition

4.0

This book was REALLY great! The characters were truly alive, and their spirits were incredible.........a wonderful read.

kerry2727's review against another edition

Read 87 pages but couldn’t finish it… the over explaining of everything was very irritating!

wife228's review against another edition

LOVED IT!!!

I thought of Forrest Gump while reading this. This was one of the best reads I've had in a while. I'm looking forward to finding more books by this author.

prettychickadee's review against another edition

5.0

Read this sweet book years ago and just remembered it - going to dive in again while laid up with a broken ankle.

mpierson's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

wanderingselina's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

novabird's review against another edition

3.0

Perry the main character says that there are slow talkers, slow thinkers, and slow walkers. “The Lottery,” is told in the first person by Perry a ‘slow,’ 39+ year old man, who has an unusual amount of common sense and instilled with a sense of whom to trust. Because it is told from Perry’s perspective we get unadorned writing that captures the simple beauties of life told in a spare way. Wood gives us an interesting look at the prejudices some hold against others. It was a good, quick read with some gently-handled insight.

katykelly's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars.

Wasn't expecting much other than a light read. Surprised that this had quite a lot of depth, warmth and heart.

Really enjoyed Perry's narration, his take on life and very funny definitions. His family were awful, brilliant 'villains' that you wanted to see destroyed.

A very interesting story about a below-average--intelligence man winning the lottery, seeing who his true friends are, and the reader vein treated to a very funny struggle between Perry's family (trying to get hold of his money) and his friends (stopping them).

A surprise hit for me. Lovely.

goodem9199's review against another edition

2.0

I got about 75 pages into this, and it wasn't bad, I think I was just in the mood for something else. I'd like to go back to it eventually.