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Landline by Rainbow Rowell

7 reviews

skyfluff's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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brontesauruses's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

Ngl, this has been on my tbr list for a while, but I picked it up now because I'd heard that Cath and Levi from Fangirl get a cameo (they do and it's cute as shit). I'm glad I did. I enjoyed it.
I'm a speculative fiction girly at heart, so I liked the magical realism element. I also feel like Rowell did a good job of selling Neal to the reader - like <I>yes</I>, this is the man Georgie would want to risk it all for. Him and their life together, even if it's messy.
I was, however, left with several questions at the end (not about the phone, I just accepted that). Would love to know how one very big thing worked out in particular, but I guess we don't get that information. I know life is full of not getting information we want but UGH.
Also: I really do hope that [redacted] finds somebody. I can't help liking him, and I think that would make for a good...novella? Short story? Wholeass book? Idk, I'd read it. Maybe for the 10th anniversary? 👀
EDIT: Ohhhh you know who should also get a novella/short s
Also also I learned so much about whelping pugs. (Probably?)

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itsbumley's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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brookem820's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. It was a quick read. Every time I picked it up I’d read it until I could barely keep my eyes open. I think this is a beautiful love story of a long lasting marriage and how to keep it from slipping through the fingers of time. I really enjoyed getting to read about young Neal and his dreams and aspirations. I loved how Georgie talked about young Neal. I could relate to a sense of it when comparing him to my current partner. You miss the old memories for nostalgia and cling to who they were once upon a time but forget about the growth and who they are in current times. In Neal’s case a great Dad and caring spouse.
Some general annoyances:
Why didn’t he ever pick up the damn phone?
Why didn’t she just go home and get new clothes and a charger? I understand that she was sad, but, at that point I’d ask for someone to go home and get stuff I needed for me. My sister and Mom would definitely do that for me.
I wish Neal was better about his emotions and communicating. I think at the end there he was going to try and be better about it but he didn’t want to talk any more about it after Georgie had basically been a hot mess after wondering why he wouldn’t pick up the phone and questioning their marriage.
I didn’t like how she couldn’t create boundaries with Seth.

But overall, I really enjoyed and appreciated the book and the message.

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greatu's review

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reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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crochet_bby's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Really engaging- once I actually had a chance to sit down with it, I blew through it in about 3 hours! Made me tear up at the end, too.

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themindofjosie's review

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hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This book made me feel every single emotion, ones of hope and despair, love and heartbreak, and dread for it’s ending. The characters aren’t perfect and it doesn’t have a “happy ending”, but it is enough for her (and them) at the moment. They made their own enough and continue to do so, I can only fill in the blanks with my imagination, but I know that they’re happy no matter the bumps that show up on the road. Rainbow Rowell continues to write books that I enjoy reading. I hope that you can read this book knowing the characters are human and will make mistakes just like the lot of us do.

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