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sarahxify 's review for:
Exciting Times
by Naoise Dolan
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was interesting enough - kind of an adult coming-of-age novel with the protagonist being an Irish woman in her early twenties who has gone to live in Hong Kong. The characters were well-done and believable, as were their dynamics. The ending was ambiguous, but I am not confident that it was so because Dolan wanted it to be ambigous, or because the novel kind of fizzled out. I didn't feel that there was a lot of strong-willed intention in this novel, or that there was a definite 'thing' that the author was trying to achieve.
I appreciated reading an adult novel with a bi MC though that actually had relationships with men and women throughout.
I appreciated reading an adult novel with a bi MC though that actually had relationships with men and women throughout.