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A review by andintothetrees
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Plot/compellingness 3/5
Themes 3/5
Characters 4/5
Emotional resonance 5/5
Writing style 4.5/5
I loved We All Want Impossible Things so was very excited to read this. Like its predecessor, it was both a fun, funny (I LOLed a couple of times) and moving book. I am a little younger than the author, this might hit harder if you are a similar life stage (early 50s with children in early adulthood), but it still had emotional resonance. It's a 4/5 rather than a 5/5 as the pace was a bit frantic at times, and also I remember hearing Catherine Newman on a podcast saying how she can basically only write in her own voice - and I thought that showed here. It felt very similar to WAWIT and the character Willa was just like one of the daughters in that (I think both are based heavily on Catherine Newman's RL daughter). An enjoyable book but maybe a bit too samey to the previous one.
Themes 3/5
Characters 4/5
Emotional resonance 5/5
Writing style 4.5/5
I loved We All Want Impossible Things so was very excited to read this. Like its predecessor, it was both a fun, funny (I LOLed a couple of times) and moving book. I am a little younger than the author, this might hit harder if you are a similar life stage (early 50s with children in early adulthood), but it still had emotional resonance. It's a 4/5 rather than a 5/5 as the pace was a bit frantic at times, and also I remember hearing Catherine Newman on a podcast saying how she can basically only write in her own voice - and I thought that showed here. It felt very similar to WAWIT and the character Willa was just like one of the daughters in that (I think both are based heavily on Catherine Newman's RL daughter). An enjoyable book but maybe a bit too samey to the previous one.