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The All-Night Sun by Diane Zinna

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lovella_reads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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3.0

I'm still not entirely sure how I feel about this book. At times I liked it, other times I didn't. I really really loved the story line. As a portrait of grief and loneliness, it was beautiful. The characters were unlikable (from the author's acknowledgments, that was on purpose) but I don't always mind that. What I did mind was certain conversations and actions felt unrealistic. I found myself constantly asking 'who would actually do/say that in real life?' It was also such a struggle to get through. It was slow. At times it felt repetitive. I liked it enough to finish, though about halfway through I found myself skimming just to get through it. It definitely will not be a re-read and I don't think I would recommend it to friends.

Thank you NetGalley, author, and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

ellenmegan123's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

iovreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

I so enjoyed the descriptions of this book’s settings (both the setting of a college and the summer in Sweden) but overall this was not for me. The characters sucked and the story was very confusing and dare I say a bit pointless?

The first ~50 or so pages were the best but unfortunately it was downhill from there