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sakisreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This was a weeeird read. It gave me elements of 1984 and Severance? There was no post-apocalyptic world, but it was still quite eerie. I wasn’t expecting it!
There were some elements of excitement for me in the story, but also some elements of ‘meh’. I feel like some of the characters weren’t highlighted enough, even though their stories were interesting.
3.5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
another_dahlia's review
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage
readingwithkt's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Your Neighbour’s Table is a really interesting little book about a communal living apartment block. We dip into each of the families individual stories, sometimes flicking between each family quite unexpectedly, and also have an overarching theme of the “communal”. There is each individual, but the collective is extremely important here. It’s a story about what it means to live with and coexist alongside others, it’s about the complications of relationships, and it’s about the way in which intimacy can be both comforting and suffocating (at different times, in unequal measures, to varying degrees).
I found the flitting back and forth between POVs quite difficult to keep track of, and it took me some time to work out who all the character were. I think for the number of POVs, a longer book would have allowed more time to get all the narrators straight. I read it as an ARC on e-reader as well which might impact how easy it was the follow the changing POVs - maybe (hopefully) that is clearer in finished (print) format.
The final scenes could have been developed further. I felt the interactions in the end were quite surface level and we didn’t go as deep into the issues between people as I had hoped we would.
Really, an interesting concept and thought provoking book but needed to be longer in my opinion to be able to be fully developed.
Glad I read it though and I’d definitely read something else from this author.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail