This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

This Is How It Always Is

Laurie Frankel

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

This is how a family keeps a secret…and how that secret ends up keeping them. This is how a family lives happily ever after…until happily ever after becomes complicated. This is how children change…and then change the world. This is Claud...

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Moods

emotional 89%
hopeful 67%
inspiring 60%
reflective 56%
challenging 35%
informative 29%
funny 28%
sad 20%
lighthearted 8%
tense 6%
adventurous 4%
dark 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 72%
slow 18%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.29

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