3.31 AVERAGE

boredlawstudent's review

2.0

this book is not as good as the author thinks it is
mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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bagglad's review

3.75
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

danielmedelman's review

3.5
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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lyssereads's review

2.75
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
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alexandra_dillard's review

3.5
informative reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

caroline10025's review

4.0
hopeful reflective medium-paced

baileydouglass's review

3.0

This book reads like a memoir, and that’s not a compliment.

This book had some interesting cultural and political observations and I loved learning about the author’s perspective (presumably) on things like subcultures in black communities and norms for political donors.

With that said, there isn’t a narrative structure or anything specific that happens to this character or on in this story that made me glad I was reading it instead of a nonfiction book on the Obama campaign.

brooksr321's review

3.0
challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The writing is beautiful and some sentences will punch you in the gut. The depictions of life on the campaign trail and many of the politically adjacent people are spot on but it can get a bit tedious at times.