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Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny

mountainmama303's review against another edition

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1.0

DNF. 60 pages in and the characters had zero personality. Boring.

mlefever1's review against another edition

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4.0

Started out pretty low brow, but was redeemed by some deeper themes.

emmajess's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

ericasternin's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

3.75

bookishbunnyb's review against another edition

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

5.0

bubg722's review against another edition

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

2.5

kjlorfeld's review against another edition

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5.0

What a sweet story about the beauty of the every day, the joy of found family, and granting the people in our lives some grace. “The joy is in the dailiness. The joy is having someone who will stop you from hitting the snooze button endlessly. The joy is the smell of someone else’s cooking. The joy is knowing that you can call someone and ask him to pick up a gallon of milk on his way over...” p. 116

Heiny’s writing is unusual, and I loved her descriptions and long lists. “She preferred Coke to Pepsi and jeans to chinos. Also, French fries to potato chips and candles to air fresheners. And being early to being late, TV to books, McDonald’s to Burger King...” (and on and on and on) p. 296-297.

lilypembrooke's review against another edition

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4.0

Entertaining read but I often had a hard believing she would stick around for all of this dysfunction. Sweet ending.

emma_michaela's review against another edition

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2.0

Possibly one of the most uninteresting books I've ever read. I was confused about if I was supposed to like any of the characters (I did not)

heycoffeegirl's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted slow-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

3.25