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Der größte Spaß, den wir je hatten by Claire Lombardo

9 reviews

cwalden's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

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sakisreads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

OH MY GOODNESS. A phenomenal read! 👏🏼

It was VERY long and sometimes I had to put the book down because at points, it wasn’t as engaging as usual. But the complexity and humanness of the characters kept me coming back. I felt love for each and every one of them 🥹

So many intense moments in the book too. I was HOOKED especially when there were big revelations! 😳

I audibly went ‘NO’ when Wendy realised whose son Jonah was 😳 Aaron, the first ever kind boyfriend that she had, had had sex with Violet?! Absolute madness!

I had a big soft spot for David especially.
4.5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨ Content warnings below!

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scampeau's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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kyzumi's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

This one is sort of outside my usual wheelhouse, but it was the novel voted for this month in the book club I’m a part of with my coworkers. It is well written, I can give it that. The best description I can give is this: it is like reading a soap opera. A somewhat boring soap opera. It has scandals and family drama, that’s for sure, but not a whole lot else. Not many of the characters were particularly likeable, and I personally had a difficult time relating to a lot of the issues they faced but that might be a personal problem, I acknowledge that. If you’re looking for a read that won’t really challenge you, almost every character is insufferably horny, and has just enough intrigue to get you at least somewhat invested, The Most Fun We Ever had might just deliver.

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akbbailey's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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jennabeck13's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

⭐️⭐️ (2/5)

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

About 625 pages

Raising four daughters (Wendy, Violet, Liza, and Grace) kept Marilyn and David on their toes and surrounded by chaos for years, yet they never fell out of love. Their love became the standard for their daughters, who have spent their adult lives trying to meet these incredibly high standards. As such, they all feel they have failed in one way or another. The girls take these feelings out on one another and their parents, pushing apart this once close family. That is until Jonah comes along… He will challenge the family in ways they’ve never been challenged before, but also bring them together like never before as he forces important family conversations to happen.

I’m not going to lie, I struggled through this book…. At 600+ pages, it was a big one and I don’t think it needed to be that long. While the family drama felt very plausible and realistic, the cattiness among the sisters made them all unlikeable to me. The only character I really cared for was Jonah… Additionally, it didn’t feel like there was a proper story arc. In my opinion, the premise had potential but the execution wasn’t there.

Favorite Quote: “The world as it was would almost never be the world you wanted it to be, and there was a certain pleasure in finding your space in the schism.”

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