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No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July

2 reviews

forbes's review

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

4.5

A collection of unconnected short stories with a wide cast of characters. Strange choices for plots and thoughts that inexplicably make sense sometimes and other times left me as tangled as the characters. Focuses on the human experience but through the lens of 'loner' type characters who seem separate to the world around them - as well as plots that would not be commonplace in normal life
(e.g. a woman falling asleep on a man having an epileptic fit as opposed to helping him)
but somehow, in the very vaguest sense, relatable. 
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zahraa_aj's review

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challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

"They wordlessly excused each other for not loving each other as much as they had planned to. "

This was bizarre, to say the least. I found the themes behind some of the stories quite disturbing and would recommend checking TheStoryGraph TW for this one.
The writing style was very interesting and I wanted to read more of her works, the topics are unexpected and told in a peculiar manner but are extremely realistic in nature, which I think is what made me enjoy it.
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