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

sienna_canread's review against another edition

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3.0

I didn’t care for it

czoltak's review against another edition

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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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lost_writer's review against another edition

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

b_austridge's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

voidof_crows's review against another edition

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

3.75