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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
This one just didn’t do it for me. There were some lovely stories, but it didn’t strike me the way her other books did. Pleasant, well written, but not as striking.
The book was made up of short stories. Not my usual read but some of the stories were quite entertaining!
I think I'm one of the few that just didn't enjoy this one, I didn't find it engaging and I just found all the stories to be boring. I had to force myself to come back to the book over several months just to finish it.
Superb collection of short stories. There was only one I didn’t enjoy and skipped to the next. Almost all of them left me wanting more.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Lovely short stories.
I somehow missed that this was a book of short stories before checking it out on Libby so it was a little confusing after the first story ended but I figured it out.
I somehow missed that this was a book of short stories before checking it out on Libby so it was a little confusing after the first story ended but I figured it out.
It’s amazing how much emotion Lily King can pack into just a short story. Absolutely adored this collection of stories - with the title story being my absolute favorite.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This collection of short stories is the second book I’ve read from this author. As I read I noticed similar themes from her other novel, which I found interesting and familiar. Even with some similar themes the stories were very different, and some were better than others. Since I read via audiobook I don’t have the names of all the stories I enjoyed, but I was particularly moved by the title story, Five Tuesdays in Winter. I would have enjoyed that being a full length novel. I also enjoyed the story about the boy whose parents left him with babysitters while they were gone for the summer.
There were some devastating lines in some of the stories, particularly one about a pregnancy. And there were some stories I didn’t particularly care for, and others that were shocked me at the end, particularly the one about the German mother and daughter.
Overall a great read!
There were some devastating lines in some of the stories, particularly one about a pregnancy. And there were some stories I didn’t particularly care for, and others that were shocked me at the end, particularly the one about the German mother and daughter.
Overall a great read!