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Speedboat by Renata Adler

maurice6300's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

shea_proulx's review

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challenging funny inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

iancarpenter's review

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1.0

Beautiful, brilliant, so very clever and strangely heartfelt. But not for me. Her writing blows me away but the story roulette gets me walking.

lwb's review against another edition

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4.0

A cross between [a:Joan Didion|238|Joan Didion|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1335450818p2/238.jpg] and [a:Patti Smith|196092|Patti Smith|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1443733105p2/196092.jpg]. Loved it, in all its plotless glory.

sadie_glutz's review

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1.0

This is the first book in my life that I couldn't finish. Got up to 62% and just wondered "why?". I'm done.

maralunga's review against another edition

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Irgendwie war der Schreibstil so sprunghaft, dass ich keinen roten Faden finden konnte. 

patriciaxh's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

amjammi's review against another edition

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5.0

A series of clever, seemingly unrelated everyday events, well told. Not for everyone, but I loved it.

nocturama's review

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2.5

kinda racist!

geva1108's review

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3.0

A reread for me, and still got that obnoxious cool lit girl centrist byllshit vibe but also some haha so true bestie girl vibes. said my worst at book club