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Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland

6 reviews

lindsayerin's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Drug abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

amykwrites's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.25

Almost put it down in the first half because of unlikeable characters, but kept going. Second half was definitely better. Nice ending, tied up in a bow. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

mariposa517's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, and Antisemitism

Minor: Homophobia and Infidelity

lit_with_lauren's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Death of parent

kdailyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I really loved this book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

linesiunderline's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

When I saw this one compared to Mrs. Maisel, my expectations shot WAY up. And immediately I figured that it couldn’t possibly be anywhere near as satisfying. I was happily mistaken. It has a similar mix of neurotic family drama, humour, gentle life lessons and ambiance.

This is one of those messy family sagas that you can enjoy getting lost in, with a few laughs along the way, a little heartbreak, and a feeling of nostalgia.

The sense of place is outstanding. The Golden Hotel takes on the role of another character in the novel, and I totally fell in love with the Golden.

I thought the author managed the full cast very well. Most of the characters felt well realized, interesting, and entertaining.

I was curious to see how it would all wrap up, and I can’t decide if it was too neat for my liking or if the end was right after all.

The pacing was a little slow to start, but very soon I was invested in the future of the Golden and the people who love it.

I listened to this and the narration was stellar!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infertility, and Antisemitism