Reviews

Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner

kellylibrarian's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

brookesbooks_and_dogs's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

pharmdiva's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

juliepe33's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

3.5

jackie_s's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

5.0

fadodido's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

rainbowjawn's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Gun violence

cwhitney88's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

gabriellasgoodreads's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

gwenswoons's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

Loved, loved, loved this book - I haven’t fallen for a book like this in a long time - truly one of my favorites in recent memory; I kept trying to slow my reading down to make it last forever.

I can’t begin to talk about everything I loved so much in this book, so here’s a a tiny window: the characters are so beautifully drawn, and their conflicts, growth, dreams, complexities fill the pages in the most miraculous way. The writing itself is so gorgeous: just perfumed and sensuous and emotionally brimming at every moment. It is unusually gorgeous food writing,  unusually gorgeous romance writing, unusually gorgeous writing about addiction, grief, loss, love. I cried many times and I reread passages over and over because - though the language overflows and reads so fast - it is just so full of pleasure and detail and deep emotional observation in the most personal and incredible way.

I will read every word Jeff Zentner writes forever. I held this one to my heart for a long time after I finished reading and already miss it. 😭💜💜💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Sexual content, Abandonment, Addiction, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship