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Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler

2 reviews

aseel_reads's review against another edition

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

2.75

I liked how this play was retold, with her dad being a scientist and the immigration stuff. Obviously the whole part of taming the shrew is super problematic and gross and although I see the attempt made to make it less so
having it about men not being able to share their emotions etc
it was still super weak
it was also unfortunate that they didn't keep the shoe thing from the play, I thought by havjng him do it for his landlady, it would be mirrored by kate at the end but instead we gey a kid epilogue which was kind of sweet but meh
I did enjoy the kids though, they were cute at her workplace 
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aniwillow's review

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

2.5

It was too short for me. About half way through the book I wanted it to be longer and then towards the end I wish the entire book was different.
the final speech and the epilogue made me legitimately angry. The whole wedding and everything after that was so shitty. Pyotr was rough and then seemingly nice and oh so cute and quirky! And then he is a psychotic aggressive assaulter! Then her bullshit speech about how bad men have it. It’s true that men’s mental health is over looked and that it is important for men to speak about what is bothering them but that doesn’t excuse the fact that he assaulted a man, harassed his mother, broke into their home, and  verbally assaulted  his wife and sister-in-law! Not okay!
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