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Ohio by Stephen Markley

13 reviews

bookhoarder2022's review against another edition

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dark sad 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

2.0

I went into this book with high hopes & a friend’s recommendation. 

It took me 6 months to read it, because I just couldn’t get GOING. 

Once I finally made progress, my average expression was a grimace: there are so so so many fatphobic descriptions I could barely blink without some other mention about how someone was less attractive than high school with weigh gain playing a part every time. 

Speaking  of attraction, there is so much longing in this book for HS lovers the now almost-30-year-old main characters want to get back to & HS sexcapades that honestly just feel gross to me, reading as a just-turned-30 myself & thinking about my HS self. It’s weird. 

Overall, there’s a strange way that HS seems to possess the minds and hearts of these characters in a way that just disturbed me. 

2 stars for excellent characters (even though I found them miserable) & some interesting plot decisions. Would not read again. 
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whatskatiereading's review against another edition

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

4.0

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rhiannon_reads3's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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