Reviews

Almost, Maine by John Cariani

friendswiththemonster78's review against another edition

1.0

The instructions on the back of a shampoo bottle are written better than this garbage book.

wanderinghill's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted 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

2.5

Giving this one an extra half star because of the Maine setting. I generally found this repetitive and a bit on the boring and slow side, though some of the stories were more charming than others. I wish it had leaned into the mysteriousness more, though.

starrymynx's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective

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

4.25

brockney's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

1.5

chloekartchner's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

0.5

oceanelle's review against another edition

The tone was too quirky for me, I couldn’t get into it. 

qcamp17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

reading_under_covers's review against another edition

3.0

This was a book I added to my tbr way back when, which I primarily read for the nostalgia factor of putting this play on in high school.

It did manage to tick all of those boxes, but the writing itself was very drawn out (a quirkiness which works on stage, but not so much on paper), and it just seemed to go on an on.

The characters were still cute, but I think they and the story would have benefited from another round or two of edits!

zoops04's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

abbysue3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0