Reviews with content warning for Sexual harassment - Writers & Lovers

This book is unlike anything I’ve ever read (in the way it was written). It’s so beautiful and sad and perfectly encapsulates how grief affects our lives.

My only critique is how quickly the ending came and certain aspects of the man with the kids.

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I saw many good reviews on this book. That's the reason I read it.

I like Oscar, the single father of two boys. I see him as a disciplined, bright and kind man who does try his best. Nevertheless, I didn't really find my way to any of the characters.

A woman with some trauma caused by her father, dead mother and complicated love who has been writing a book for six years tries to live her life happily.

Page 257, men-...
Bojím se, v tomhle večerním čase mužů, když jdu pěšky a nejedu na kole. Bojím se mužů v autech a mužů ve vchodech, skupinek mužů i jednotlivců. Muži. Men. Kolilk je v angličtině slov, která tak začínají? Men-acing, hroziví. Men-dacious, prolhaní. Men-tal, ujetí.

The end was mediocre.

Despite the better parts, the book was rather tedious.

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emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.0

The writing style was so beautiful and descriptive, but also so relatable. The author does a great job of making you feel the crushing anxiety and hopelessness of the protagonist. I really enjoyed this.

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

“There’s a particular feeling in your body when something goes right after a long time of things going wrong. It feels warm and sweet and loose.” - Casey as Narrator

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.25

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emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

5.0

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5.0

“i look into my eyes, but they aren’t really mine, not the eyes i used to have. they’re the eyes of someone very tired and very sad, and once i see them i feel even sadder and then i see that sadness, that compassion, for the sadness in my eyes, and i see the water in them. i’m both the sad person and the person wanting to comfort the sad person.”

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I have rated a total of 4 books 5 stars in the last 2 years, but this book changed everything for me. I’ve felt that buzzing, the buzzing Casey talks about, for years and years- it’s been humming along the surface of my skin, dormant at intervals, but always there, since I first wrote- and today when I finished “Writers and Lovers,” I felt like a shaken soda. Especially reading everything after the scene where she reads the Memoir of madness and her “insides burn in terrifying recognition.” I’ve been in that place for so long. I’m so absolutely full of things I’m finally ready to say. I’m so grateful. I’ve been on the verge for so long and this did it. Sometimes, like Muriel’s itchy ankles, when I read a good book I just go quiet for days. I only speak when absolutely necessary, I stop answering my texts. My roommates actually get worried about me. But today, when I finished this book, I opened my notes app and I wrote and wrote and I could hardly stop myself to drive home when the coffee shop I was in closed. I used voice-to-text on the drive home, till my phone died, and then I practically ran inside to plug it up and immediately pulled out my laptop for the first time in ages. I can FEEL the words and they bubble in me till I fizz over. I want to express how absolutely eternally grateful I am for this book. This is the most wonderful relief.

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