Reviews

Dear Life by Alice Munro

vakardien's review against another edition

4.0

grāmata ir par patiesību, pat ja arī izdomātu. stāsti no daudzstāvu namu logiem, tikai ar novirzi laikā, taču tik un tā patiesi un īsti. plēš prātu un dažbrīd pat par daudz.

vairāk šeit - http://naktsskapitis.blogspot.com/2016/01/alise-manro-darga-dzive.html

lalylee's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

kirstenwis's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

I get why people like Alice Munroe, and I know a lot of her writing is intentionally about the beauty in everyday moments and people. But some of these stories were IMPOSSIBLY boring. Several were great. But overall, just not a collection for me to love. Be ready for some slow moments in this one.

portlandcat's review against another edition

5.0

Fantastic, fantastic novel. A modern masterpiece.

drummond's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

emmacolon's review against another edition

3.0

this def wasn't my favorite book ever, but it was okay. simple and thoughtful. some good meditations on the mundane moments of life.
read for contemporary women writers class.

mschaff's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

thegrandnarrative's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

_jelifish's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

At first, I was unsure how I felt about the writing and short story format, but I found myself enjoying this book as I read through each story. I’d definitely want to pick it up again later and read it more carefully. Reading this, I felt like Munro captured these unnameable feelings and thoughts I’ve had in life which was comforting.

jenn_stark's review against another edition

3.0

great storytelling, a few favourites among the stories, the rest were meh.... not generally fond of stories that revolve around affairs. but a neat insight into life in this area in decades past.