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State of the Union by Nick Hornby
2.5
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

This is a book that has a more interesting concept rather than being well written. We follow a couple who is meeting at a coffee shop prior to their weekly marriage counseling sessions after an affair. But due to the snippets we never get a real sense of who either character is or why we should care about them or root for the relationship. It’s mostly off-handed jokes with a little growth for the relationship but there was no real difference between the chapters and I was glad that it was done.