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Maybe if you love poetry?

Revisado: 03-07-25

I only made it halfway through and had to file this under DNF. The repetitive style of the writing (all of the “you remember” preceding every line) and the lack of dialogue replaced by description made the characters feel hollow and the story lacked connection. I was bored and kept waiting to feel something. Based on what the book is about, I think it’s telling that as a reader I felt so disconnected from it. Just not for me.

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And I loved The Block Party so much

Revisado: 08-31-24

It takes a lot for me to DNF a book, print or audio, but I couldn’t make it through this one. I was bored and didn’t enjoy it at all. The Block Party was a fun read with interesting characters and engaging story, so I didn’t hesitate to buy this one. I will note that I read The Block Party and listened to One Big Happy Family but I don’t think that made much difference.

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January LaVoy killed it, as usual

Revisado: 06-26-24

The story was really good, but the narration made it so much more enjoyable. The little nuances of this audio performance are what brings it to the next level, particularly how she delivers funny or sarcastic dialogue. She’s crazy talented.

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This bored me

Revisado: 06-09-24

Amazing narrator. Story was so uninteresting to me. I kept waiting to be interested enough in the characters to care about the story, but it never happened.

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I had to DNF this out of boredom

Revisado: 06-03-24

The characters were not interesting and nothing was happening an hour and a half in, so I found it tedious and quit.

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Characters lacked depth

Revisado: 05-19-24

I think this would be considered literary fiction, but the characters were hollow so the story was flat, since I wasn’t interested in any one of them. It may be a good book club pick because when I finished it I wished I could have learned what people liked about it, but I would suggest skipping this one.

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I couldn’t have cared less.

Revisado: 03-28-24

I’m at a loss as to what so many people saw in this book. I almost didn’t even finish it. Flat characters and boring story line. Not what I expected at all.

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Loved it

Revisado: 03-06-24

The story and the performance were excellent! I wish more people would read this. If you have lost someone close to you, so much of it will resonate. If you haven’t, it will help you for when the time comes.

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Maybe it’s me because people love this book

Revisado: 01-14-24

I wanted to love this so much. I have seen it on peoples best book of the year lists. For me, it just didn’t go anywhere. Like at all. I kept waiting. This narrator is one of my favorites (amazing in Tell Me Lies), but he couldn’t save this one for me. Can’t stress enough it must be me. I only wrote this for the sake of other people who feel the same and need to see this type of commentary. No disrespect intended.

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Boy does this meander, but I loved it!!

Revisado: 11-06-23

This is literary fiction at its best. And with Marin Ireland reading it. I loved every unnecessary, drawn out inch of it. And I mean that with total respect because how good does a book have to be to still be so engaging, in spite of those things? Excellent.

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