A review by claudyne
Women's Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery

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

4.0

"Women's Hotel" centers around the fictional Biedermeier Hotel, with a diverse cast of tenants, ranging in ages, ambitions, histories and desires. While some women have live at The Biedermeier for years, others live there for a season. While some tenants are falling in love with men they meet in the city, others are lesbians, while others aren't seeking relationships at all. We also meet a tenant who seems "stranger" to others, but her habits and peculiarities would be recognized as neurodivergent today. This novel depicts life for single women before the independence that the feminism movement fought hard to achieve.