Reviews of Our Country Friends

hellohannah06
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27/01/2022 – 22:02

Slow...

When I first read the premise for Our Country Friends, I was intrigued instantly. However, after...

battymackay85
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27/01/2022 – 17:28

Country Bore

I was disappointed in this book - the original premise of a bunch of friends, old and new,...

laura84
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27/01/2022 – 14:23

Disappointing

I love the idea of this book. It sounded modern and upto date covering recent covid issues. The...

meg4
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27/01/2022 – 14:06

Loved it!

This book was really interesting and focused on the dynamics of relationships throughout the...

brownl
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25/01/2022 – 10:43

Not to my taste

I like the bright blue cover with the house in a bubble, which is in keeping with the story. This...

xzosiax
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24/01/2022 – 23:22

Underwhelming

It's March 2020 and a calamity is unfolding. A group of friends and friends-of-friends gathers in...

mitchellcc
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24/01/2022 – 21:39

Not for me

I can't quite decided how I feel about this book but that could be because I'm not quite prepared...

shugh
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22/01/2022 – 17:25

Sorry not for me.

I was excited to receive this book as a freebie from Readers first. Unfortunately I really...

ilenia
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21/01/2022 – 15:00

Interesting book

I was captivated by this book from the moment I read the synopsis, as it reminded me of the...

zoozoo
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21/01/2022 – 14:19

Not for me

Was really looking forward to reading this book with it been set in the coronavirus pandemic, in...

jane hall
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18/01/2022 – 18:43

Not Sure

Our Country Friends is the first book I have read by Gary Shteyngart, and I still haven’t really...

jaybee
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18/01/2022 – 12:30

Okay

I had high expectations of this book. It centred around a group of friends sitting out the...

hooverman06
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17/01/2022 – 22:57

Absolutely dire

From the blurb I thought this sounded fantastic but the reality was much different. It was slow,...

karad
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17/01/2022 – 10:15

Different

I loved the vast array of characters in this book, they really did manage to throw in a bit of...

chrispy56
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14/01/2022 – 18:56

Locked Down

When I read the first impression of this book, I wasn't initially blown away by it, but, looking...

rcm1978
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12/01/2022 – 23:08

Character driven

This book is very character driven, so if that's what you look for in a book I would really...

defleppard1979
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11/01/2022 – 12:24

Hated it, so dull

Oh my god was this a slog, this was so unbelievably boring. Basically the whole premise is a...

flwrhobi_
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10/01/2022 – 22:11

too close to home

i am not sure what i was thinking going into this book, but i do know that i was slightly...

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