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A Escolha by Kristin Hannah

5 reviews

himpersonal's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad slow-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

5.0

Wish I’d had a box of tissues near the end. Kristin Hannah is one of my favorite writers. Her characters are well developed. In this case, I found nearly wanting both Birdie and Jack to have affairs, but for different reasons. I wanted to root Birdie on and cheer for her; while I wanted another reason to vilify Jack. Whether they had one or not will be up to you to discover in your own, but that’s what I mean about the character development.

Loved Anita. I think she deserves a spinoff story of her own, and maybe Birdie’s mother too. Her daughters were the weakest part of the story for me - more accessories to Jack’s conscience than anything else.

Not sure if I space ended the book the same way, but I’m fully satisfied nonetheless, though I still wish Jack would’ve suffered a little bit more.
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randeerebecca's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

3.0

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zemily83's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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zerkleoflife's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

3.5

It’s repetitive, but the author is a great story-teller
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kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book tells the story of a couple broken by the choices they’ve made — Birdie always putting her family’s needs above her own and Jack always putting his own needs before his family’s. Both have to learn to live and love again in order to keep their family together and live the lives they are meant to live. The story-telling is beautiful, the characters are real, and the story is the story of hundreds of middle-aged husbands and wives. 
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