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The Splendid Ticket by Bill Cotter

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annatree's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

1.5

I think for me personally this was a book that I could not stomach at times? It’s hard to want to pick up a book when you have problems with every character. Nadine was the only redeemable character for me and she’s not given a damn CHANCE. Do not go into this hoping for a fun lottery induced happy ending.

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rdellavalle's review

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

emeraldtombstone's review

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funny medium-paced

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

4.75

did not go how i thought it would but thats a very good thing! loved the characters they felt incredibly real and finished it quickly

debbaworks's review

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5.0

I loved this book. I think fans of Kevin Wilson or Tom Robbins will also love it. It has the same, off center, slightly quirky view of a nonetheless grounded reality those other two writers' work possesses. The tragedy, and there are a couple truly tragic events, are handled without melodrama, just a straight telling of what happened. All the characters are real individuals. At first, the narrator bothered me, but then I realized her slightly sardonic, flat reading was precisely what the story needed. I'm a huge fan of this book.

spiceymarshmallowpanda's review

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I loved it until the last couple chapters. I can’t believe I read all that and got so invested just for it to end like it did. Maybe that’s part of the point, but I just desperately wanted something good for these characters, and it never truly came.

There are also MANY blatant continuity errors throughout the book.

kelly_virginia's review

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emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

cbalaschak's review

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dark 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? Yes

5.0

American heartache

maya_d's review

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dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I want to kick Dean Lee's ass

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superfamoustia's review

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dark funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book pulls off the amazing feat of being really charming while involving some incredibly painful things. It’s like the author gives you a silly, beloved, beat-up stuffed animal to hold while you go through this dark stuff with the characters. Also…I feel like you get to watch them, in different ways, harm and also maybe save each other…which feels really beautifully HUMAN.

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