Reviews

Inside by Alix Ohlin

vcatterson's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

akublik's review against another edition

I am declaring Inside read - even though I haven't been able to get past the first 50 pages. Not sure why, but I've started reading it twice now with the same result. Just not the right book for me right now - too bad, since I've been working my way through all of last year's award nominees (Giller, Writers Trust and GG) and have enjoyed most of them.

readingbecs83's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars

justinejarvis's review against another edition

hopeful 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

5.0

eososray's review against another edition

4.0

While I didn't find this story the easiest to follow, due to the lack of paper book to refer back to, I did really enjoy the intertwining stories of these characters.

earlyandalone's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted to like this book. I picked it up because I had read an excerpt from the first chapter and it was intriguing. I tried to ignore the signs--the signs that the writing was just not all that good, and the characters were not satisfying, and the interwoven stories structure was not going well. But by the third or fourth chapter, I couldn't deny my misgivings any more. I think it was the line, "With her thick-framed glasses and disapproving look, she resembled a librarian more than the lawyer she was." UGH. How stereotypical can you be? Come on.

I decided life is too short, and moved on.

jstor's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense

4.75

margaretefg's review against another edition

I'm still not sure whether the different stories formed a convincing whole. Grace, her patient Annie, her ex husband Mitch cycle through the book, taking turns as central character. Annie's story is almost completely separate, and her character is pretty unfeeling and damaged.

hellotwice's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.75

ggsreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5