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Otra vez, Rachel by Marian Keyes

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kerryanna2709's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Marian Keyes is such a great character-writer. Every person in this book is beautifully written and I was rooting for Rachel all the way through. Wonderfully funny and heartbreakingly sad in equal measures.

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zzaakkiiyyaa's review against another edition

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hopeful informative sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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beccah1610's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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blenchbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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smcmullan79's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.0

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geminireader's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

So, I did pick up this book not realizing it was technically a sequel. However, I kinda enjoy having read it ‘backwards’ so now Rachel’s Holiday will seem like a backstory. But to this actual story — sheesh, Keyes does it again. I don’t think she’s ever written a subpar book in her life. Even though this book contained very dark and troubling themes, it still remained so fun and interesting to read. The mixture of depth was also being something I don’t have to power through.. truly incredible. As I say with every Keyes book: read it; you won’t regret it.

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jeanettegtf's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book felt disjointed and like it didn't quite come together. The tension felt like it came in strange places. It was a book that couldn't decide if it wanted to be a comedy, a romance, commentary on addiction and grief or a family drama. And this meant some of the characters felt like they lacked depth and it was difficult to understand their motivations.

As always with Marian Keyes, the vignettes and some of the scenes are absolutely brilliant and both poignant and hilarious. For me, the overall structure and lack of character depth left this as an average read for me.

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