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A Faraway Smell of Lemon by Rachel Joyce

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mollyhyland's review

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

sumipeplix's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I set a reminder for myself to read this around Christmas after finishing The Music Shop previously in the summer. A pleasant short story although I don't remember much about the resolution two weeks after the fact. I prefer to enjoy Ms. Joyce's characters by imagining that I am reading a British comedy.

paperbackmo's review

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1.0

Too wishy-washy
Trying to be deep

bine2701's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-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

4.5

justyna76513's review against another edition

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emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

jhbandcats's review

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reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It’s a short story so there’s not a lot of room to develop plot and characters but it just didn’t have much pizazz or life. I didn’t care about the main character though I was sympathetic towards the shop lady. That said, I’ve loved Miss Benson’s Beetle and will continue books by Rachel Joyce.

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