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Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout

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neaful's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.75

katekagure's review against another edition

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emotional sad 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

4.25

I loved the book. The stories were so engaging and well written. It has been refreshing to read about life that doesn't in fact seem like fiction (too dramatized that it doesn't seem like it would happen to an ordinary Joe). Read this without having read the first book in the series. Now I know why Elizabeth is a Pulitzer award winner.

sietedeoctubre's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

ferris_mx's review against another edition

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5.0

It was great to read this so close to My Name is Lucy Barton. They tie each other together, and make each other so much stronger. This was simply brilliant, compelling narrative capturing many points of view. How we see ourselves and how we're linked together.

Many of the parent/child relationships were left unhappy or unresolved, and it was meaningful for me to read fiction where that's true. I have a lot of unresolved relationships with my children, and usually books leave me wondering why this character who was objectively a worse parent than I was retained a loving relationship while I cannot.

crazytourists_books's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I think it is almost safe to say that I am becoming a big fan of Elizabeth Strout.
I really enjoy her writing style, simple, cosy, warm. Normal people going through normal things, feeling familiar feelings.
This book is less about Lucy Barton l, but is strongly connected to her through the stories of people who know her. It explores love, childhood trauma, age, and the pursuit of happiness, how physical appearance affects the way people see you, class... All packed in a lovely little book.
I'm looking forward to the third book of the series.