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At the Table by Claire Powell

kimlita's review against another edition

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reflective slow-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

3.25

t41's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

2.0

Just didn’t like any of the characters. They seemed one dimensional and I didn’t develop any affection for them. Quite realistic description of fallout after relationship breakdowns. 

libbysbooks_'s review against another edition

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2.0

I really wanted to love this book, but for the most part I just kept waiting for something to happen, anything really. It felt quite mundane and a little boring and I found it ended very abruptly and in an odd place. Nothing felt concluded or finished. I felt it stopped right in the middle of the story, just as it was starting to get interesting. I found the reactions to their parents break up, as characters in their 30s, to be a little over the top, but that’s maybe because I grew up with a single mum and no involvement from my dad so I didn’t really deal with my parents breaking up (I was too young to remember it) so I found it difficult put myself in their shoes. I would have thought being in their 30s their reactions would have been more thoughtful and mature but maybe that’s the point. To show the messy, complex reactions to human life. I just wish there was more substance to the book.

thebookisheb_'s review against another edition

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This book felt far too slow for me personally and I found it hard to pick up. 

danihares's review

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

laurenshikari's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book about a family slowly unravelling and denying the depths and truth of their fears and inability to manage these.
The parents separate, but why? The adult daughter drinks too much and makes inappropriate choices, buy why? The adult son is stuck in a nice relationship with a nice woman, and is not happy. All of these characters are easy to relate to or to empathise with. The honesty of each person’s situation and dilemma, which is slowly revealed as the story unfolds means the reader is fully invested in wishing for the truth to be revealed, and for the characters to face up to their challenges, and change their lives
Excellently realistic

gaellesinge4's review against another edition

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

3.0

mollyss's review against another edition

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3.0

This was a strong 3 but didn’t feel quite good enough to be a 4.
Some of the characters were a bit too oo stereotypical but did find it an
Enjoyable read

georgiarae_reads's review

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emotional 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

5.0

hannahkatesawyer's review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.5

Was a little bit underwhelmed by this book! A slightly predictable frazzled girl fiction book which didn’t do anything new or interesting - a quick, entertaining, if not slightly forgettable read!