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climbingprofessor31's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-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
4.0
hosborn96's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kansas_b's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-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? Yes
3.0
chrstnareads's review
5.0
On the eve of her brother's wedding, Emmy takes her brother Josh on a road trip to determine if he wants to get married at all. They had always been close, but Emmy realizes that there's probably more to Josh than she thought. Meanwhile, she's dealing with the memories of her own failed engagement (don't worry. I'm not spoiling anything), and the remnants of her life, which she doesn't think are so bad, thank you very much.
But life-truths are realized, as they always are, and Emmy realizes that none of them is really who she thought they were. I really enjoyed her final epiphany because, GOD, that's me. So much. I really lovedall most of the characters, especially Josh and his friend Berenger (sorry for spelling; I listened to the audiobook). I wish there was more Berenger. It was fun, and heartfelt, and I almost did cry at one point, which is what tipped my rating from a 4 to 4.5, which tipped it to a 5. It wasn't perfect. Probably not my favorite book I've ever read. But I liked it. A lot.
But life-truths are realized, as they always are, and Emmy realizes that none of them is really who she thought they were. I really enjoyed her final epiphany because, GOD, that's me. So much. I really loved
kclikesthings's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
allonenamewithane's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
syoungsanchez's review
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
stephaniehester's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
3.75
Not my favorite Laura Dave read, but still good. She has a way about writing about family and relationships, but this one felt like it took longer to get to the good stuff.