When I Ran Away: An Unforgettable Debut about Love Pushed to Its Outer Limits by Ilona Bannister

When I Ran Away: An Unforgettable Debut about Love Pushed to Its Outer Limits

Ilona Bannister

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Now she's watching Real Housewives and drinking wine in a crummy hotel room, trying to work out how she got here. When the Twin Towers collapsed, Gigi Stanislawski fled her office building and escaped lower Manhattan on the Staten Island Ferry. A...

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Community Reviews Summary of 213 reviews

Moods

emotional 91%
reflective 69%
sad 54%
dark 50%
challenging 36%
funny 34%
hopeful 17%
tense 10%
informative 6%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

medium 73%
slow 22%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2%

Average rating

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