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Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls

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pkc's review against another edition

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funny hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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_mm_'s review

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It was very hard to get into, I wasn’t hooked so I donated it.

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alenert's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

I'm feeling quite conflicted about how to rate this book! On the one hand, it took me over a month to read, and usually for me that means I'm just not interested. I had trouble really connecting and caring about the characters from the beginning, which I think was the main issue for me with this as a whole. I switched to audio about a third of the way through to get through a bit more speedily.

However, I did get more invested in by the end of part 2 and beginning of part 3, and the ending was one that makes you kind of sit with it and ponder for a bit, which are often my favorite endings, even if I have QUESTIONS about parts of it!

Notably, I appreciate the pondering over Charlie and Fran—it makes sense that they aren't gonna get back together after 20 years of not speaking/seeing each other, and that they both still have fond memories of first love, but she's with GEORGE?? I did wish it had been some rando lol.

I want to note that I think I had misaligned expectations—from the description I believed this would be more focused on the Charlie/Fran romance than it actually was—she is important in it, but it's really Charlie's story, and Fran plays just one part in that. I think if I reread this (which I actually think I may do one day) I would enjoy it more knowing more so what kind of story it is.

Overall I'm giving this a 3.75—I can't quite give it a 4 because I wasn't invested for over half of the book... but I do think I could read it again and appreciate it more.

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zoebill96's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-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

3.75

I really enjoy David Nicholls writing style. It’s so beautiful and funny yet not cringey YA style. I found the characters very loveable and I followed the story well, I just felt the book was longer than it needed to be. The story line lacked lustre but never the less I still enjoyed it, taking me back to summer romances - very nostalgic!

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jjb21's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-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? Yes

4.0

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sophieduncan's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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lenin_lover_69's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much, the tender melancholy was beautiful throughout - I weirdly had the show Sex Education in my mind as I was reading it, the characters were all so funny and expressive. I also found all the usual problems with middle-aged men writing about sex absent and for the interactions between the protagonists to be authentically and movingly described - I felt so full of love when it was finished.

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