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The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz

hillary_charlotte's review

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5.0

I loved this! Excellent as an audiobook and I flew threw it. Complex characters and an interesting family to be immersed in.

siena_l's review

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could not get through it and it was just very long

jfizzle80's review

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2.0

2 stars only because I made it to the end, but too many elements of the story were far-fetched for me, including the neat and tidy ending

pmrichard1's review

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3.0

Found the start of this really unnecessarily dense but did also enjoy a lot of the writing. Then really loved the last 25% or so!!

annamolpus's review against another edition

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

3.75

polytroposphere's review

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emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. Jean Hanff Korelitz has great turns of phrase enabled by her willingness to use ten-dollar words (if they're the right words). Fun for me to look up words on my ebook and agree that it hit the right connotation, all while enjoying a well-paced plot that uses all the good hooks (short chapters, suspense, big reveals) to keep the momentum going.

amycam's review

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

2.0

kelbruder's review

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1.0

Just couldn’t finish it. I kept waiting for the new child to come into focus, but 62% of the way through, we’re still reading about the rotten triplets in the most pretentious writing style I’ve ever read.

hannah_nichols's review

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dark funny hopeful 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

3.75

catnip919's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-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

5.0