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dawn_girlneedstoread's review against another edition
4.0
Een heerlijke familieroman waarin Saskia de Coster laat zien dat ze met passages waarin zo weinig gebeurt, zo veel kan vertellen.
mbest75's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
neelgielis's review against another edition
2.0
Be aware: open einde! Waarom maken ze ook boeken met een open einde??
cherrylicious's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
annieoncaffeine's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
abookishaffair's review
3.0
In “We & Me” is a quietly observant story of a family made up of a mother, father, and daughter. This book covers almost thirty years in the life of this family. Their life seems not unfamiliar to many other families - they struggle with the same thoughts and the same struggles throughout the book. Some of the characters grow more than others. I was excited to read this book as part of Boekenweek and as an introduction to Saskia de Coster, who has won a few literary accolades.
This book started out slowly for me. We see how the family interacts with each other. Sarah, the daughter of the family, is very young when the book opens. In a lot of ways, she is the character that grows and changes the most throughout the book. I did like following her journey throughout the book. Some of the other characters just don’t seem to learn throughout the book, which was a bit frustrating.
De Coster does a great job of writing complicated characters. These characters are not necessarily likeable but you get a good feel for what drives them and what makes them tick. I did appreciate all of the observations and this is very much a character-driven novel rather than action.
Overall, there are some pretty keen observations of human behavior throughout the book. This would be a good pick for anyone interested in character studies.
This book started out slowly for me. We see how the family interacts with each other. Sarah, the daughter of the family, is very young when the book opens. In a lot of ways, she is the character that grows and changes the most throughout the book. I did like following her journey throughout the book. Some of the other characters just don’t seem to learn throughout the book, which was a bit frustrating.
De Coster does a great job of writing complicated characters. These characters are not necessarily likeable but you get a good feel for what drives them and what makes them tick. I did appreciate all of the observations and this is very much a character-driven novel rather than action.
Overall, there are some pretty keen observations of human behavior throughout the book. This would be a good pick for anyone interested in character studies.
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