Reviews with content warning for Miscarriage - Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club

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Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal

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mrslibrarianclaus's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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christinajleaf's review against another edition

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Initially, it took me a long time to get comfortable with who the female characters were and their relationship to each other. I thought Florence was incredibly unlikable with little redemption, and that Ned was sort of a pain, too. I also thought the tragic event midway through felt hard to believe—

would a parent really leave their three-year-old alone by a pool? I’m not a parent but it felt pretty negligent and not in line with the characters

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lo_ferrara's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Unexpectedly sad and a bit too long.

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glowbunny's review against another edition

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This was awful. Disjointed timelines, flat characters, no plot. And apparently

Florence did something when Archie and Floyd were going to go to Chicago together and my partner, listeing with me, and I were both going "wait, what did she do, did she tell her Mom? Did he not tell us that or did we both completely miss it?"

And honestly, I can't even tell you if that was a "major" point in the non-existent plot. And who decides the want to be insta-BFF's with a complete stranger because - I kid you not - they know how to field dress a deer because you just hit said deer with your car? Right after we open the book (trigger warning)

on a miscarriage in the work bathroom

Seriously 😳 - will not be reading this author again. Did I mention this book was awful?

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hdunscombe's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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cloughcc's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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hal2499's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

So the start of this book I was confused. I get confused when you start jumping time and characters. I started to figure out what was happening and then got into it. By the 45% I was into the book and couldn't stop listening to it. The ending is what really did it for me and I almost started crying but alas I was at work and kept it together.

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leahgustafson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

I picked this one up because I needed something lighter and was really in the mood for something to fuel my excitement for summer. The Midwest, summertime, Up North vibes were spot on and made my heart so happy. Also, knowing and having been to the places referred to in a book always makes the reading experience more fun for me.
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I am a fan of books with multiple narrators and nonlinear timelines, and I read a lot of them. Unfortunately, the changing of perspectives and timelines in this one felt like we were really jumping around and did not flow cohesively. This format seemed to make the story more confusing, rather than adding perspective.
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There are some BIG, tragic events that occur in this book—be sure to check the content warnings. To be honest, I’m not sure they are all necessary to get to the heart of this particular story. Some of them just felt throw in. A few of the big themes/events are never fully developed and just sort of fall off. These feel like they could be ideas for other, separate books.
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Finally, some of the characters didn’t seem to match personality-wise with previous versions of themselves. Of course, people grow/change over time, but I didn’t find this kind of development well demonstrated.
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I know people have absolutely loved J. Ryan Stradal’s other books, and I’d be willing to give those a try. If you’ve read this one or any of his others, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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ginascott26's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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legallylauren15's review against another edition

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Discusses infertility and miscarriage

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