seibese75's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
seaswift14's review against another edition
funny
reflective
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
fennedb's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
lbw's review against another edition
reflective
fast-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
Not much seems to happen in this novel, but also everything happens.
jenbsbooks's review against another edition
Made it part way through chapter 3 ... but not feeling this. DNF. The narrator sounds older, making all the characters sound older, making what they are saying sound unnatural. And nothing much was happening, and it was just odd and wasn't keeping my interest. The first chapter is set in 2010. Serena is the MC. Chapter two starts back in the 1950s, featuring Serena's grandparents, and parent/siblings when they were younger. I'm not really sure where it went from there, as I didn't feel like forcing myself to finish.
Going with audio, I couldn't make notes on the things that were rubbing me the wrong way. I think one thing was sortof explained ... the characters "own narration", a little theme that was repeated several times even in my small sampling. It was weird.
I wasn't liking the characters or the story so ... I stopped.
Going with audio, I couldn't make notes on the things that were rubbing me the wrong way. I think one thing was sortof explained ... the characters "own narration", a little theme that was repeated several times even in my small sampling. It was weird.
I wasn't liking the characters or the story so ... I stopped.