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wendoxford's review
2.0
Found this shortlisted Costa Prize book disappointing. It is rather worthy, with a load of moral pronouncements and characters verging on wooden. Too many issues...adoption, nuns, cancer, schizophrenia and more. Not for me...
jackiefranklee's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
betweenthelinesbookclub's review
3.0
Review of paperback for Waterstones.
This book ‘Unexpected Lessons in Love’ focuses on the lives of people dealing with cancer, although I think the cancer aspect was kept more as a background issue and was not essential to the story. The characters, overall, were easy to relate to but one really annoyed me with how selfish he was and I wondered if anyone, in real life, would have made the decision he did especially with how ill his mum was/had been.
I'm not sure if I would recommend this to a friend as, for me, it was an average read.
This book ‘Unexpected Lessons in Love’ focuses on the lives of people dealing with cancer, although I think the cancer aspect was kept more as a background issue and was not essential to the story. The characters, overall, were easy to relate to but one really annoyed me with how selfish he was and I wondered if anyone, in real life, would have made the decision he did especially with how ill his mum was/had been.
I'm not sure if I would recommend this to a friend as, for me, it was an average read.
jw1949's review
I surprised myself and really liked this. A very well written "soap" (that's probably not fair!).
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