Reviews

Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

readuntilthelastpage's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

3.0

felibravehall's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-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

sienna_canread's review against another edition

3.0

I didn’t care for it

czoltak's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

3.0

I enjoyed a few of the stories and I really liked the way each story was connected to each other, but unfortunately this just wasn’t super memorable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Car accident

lost_writer's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious sad slow-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

hmyers's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

A heartfelt collection of interconnected short stories about small-town teenagers in 90's north-west USA. 

The writing style was really enjoyable, a perfect level of showing over telling, and the characters felt so real and true to the diverse range of teenage experiences showcased. 

I can already tell I'll be thinking about some of these characters for a long while.

drsldn's review against another edition

5.0

Beautifully written, and not your usual Young Adult read (which tends to focus on story-telling rather than character development and setting - not that I have a problem with that, but it's great when there is more). The people and place are individual and real, I can almost smell the ash. Each story has a different tone, building into a whole which skilfully conveys the a range of how it feels to be a teenager in small town America. This is show-not-tell. And a good story, too.

lucysreading's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

tanu_jellyfish's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0