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The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

poikilia's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
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4.5

strawbemmys's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

leasummer's review against another edition

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3.0

This is really interesting. It’s about writing (writers) and suicide and dogs and grief. Written almost like a memoir or a journal, maybe more of an internal monologue. It’s not what I anticipated from the blurb. There’s a lot of author name dropping and some modest philosophizing.

ellaura's review against another edition

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4.5

Not quite sure what to make of the extreme metaness of "Part Eleven" yet, but this was a lovely story.

ajnsmiths's review against another edition

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

5.0

Beautifully constructed with sparse yet brilliant writing, this book deals with the struggle to live with grief and loss.

andbarr_'s review against another edition

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

3.0

pagesofash's review against another edition

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

3.5

saramilligan's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced

4.0

rosiebuselli's review against another edition

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emotional reflective
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3.75

literadreams's review

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emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0