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lexhop's review
4.0
3.5 rounded up. Beautiful prose and a wonderful character study but the plot was lacking for me.
cs_the_librarian's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kaileycool's review
5.0
Read for my Heart of the City class. I’ve only ever read non-fiction by Paule Marshall, but I was blown away by this. What a surreal experience to read about the moment Selina realizes she isn’t a person to white people with the news of of the murder of Greg Floyd and attempted murder of Christian Cooper in the background.
remigves's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
alananestorovski's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
4.0
hannicogood's review
4.0
For some reason I thought this was going to be a bit more young adult-y, but it was actually a gorgeous coming of age story about a girl split between the paths her parents wanted.
yelsel13's review
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
4.5
thegel's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0