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Moon and the Mars by Kia Corthron

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hlfink's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

bethyaz's review against another edition

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4.0

I found it hard to get into this book, because of how it's written -- no formal dialog tags, specifically, made it difficult. But the story it told, the history and all its different sides, were captivating!

bookbee18's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative sad tense medium-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

5.0

bookndaisies's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I would give this book 6 stars if they were available. I’ll try to write a better, more detailed and nuanced review but ugh … how I love Theodora Brigid Brook. She is definitely one of my top 5 favorite characters. I want to travel down all the roads with her and felt both satisfied with her journey at the end but also really wanting more.

scoutabout28's review against another edition

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adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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paigekc's review against another edition

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5.0

Probably not for everyone, but I really, really loved this. Young Theo and her messy families are great company, but the real draw is the time and place, - Civil War era Five Points, NYC - which is so intriguing and rarely written about it in the fiction I read, except perhaps in the background. I had been a little nervous about this book going in as reviews had made me think this might be too experimental in style than I prefer as books described that way are often too navel-gazing for me, but no. The style choices take a backseat to the story and the voices of the characters, which is the way I prefer it.

I went back and forth between print and audio, and Robin Miles really just does a brilliant job with the narration.

ka_cam's review against another edition

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5.0

An insightful and very human work of historical fiction. The characters were engaging and, all in all, believable people trying to do their best. Sometimes the character’s thoughts/behaviors and interactions seemed a bit on the nose or contrived, but altogether a thoughtful and compassionate journey through a compelling time/place with sympathetic characters. The narrative voice of Theo was also very enjoyable and fun to read- the author clearly took a lot of care with writing both historical languages/dialects and the mind of a young person. I also learned a lot about the time and setting. This book reminded me why I love historical fiction.