Reviews

Weather by Jenny Offill

layton93's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

margaretpaxton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

michalow's review

5.0

I love the way Jenny Offill builds a character and a story through thoughts and moments, interspersed with facts and jokes and questions and snippets of other types. Although this novel concerns the assorted anxieties of the protagonist and those around her, there is a lot of humor in it. It is carefully crafted and a pleasure to read.

bleumingpages's review

2.0

uhhhhh it's not you it's me :(((((

galaxcr's review

informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

yarn_chicken's review

2.0

2.5 stars for me. I mostly just found this not very engaging and kind of confusing. Maybe that was the point.

umamac's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

msilkwolfe's review

4.0

I think most people are generally fascinated by other peoples’ lives, and I think that’s what this book does so well: it’s an effortless, readable snapshot into the life of Liz, a mother and librarian. It really did feel like a small snapshot, and yet I can’t help but think of the skill it took to write a book that’s so slim, yet rich and readable. I like when writers play with form and do something new with “the novel,” and this one led me to ask questions like “what do I expect from my fiction?” Love books that make me think!

rorykluciarova's review

funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

lisakcee's review

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0