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Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

16 reviews

catt_j's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Pet is a fast-paced character driven novel set in the city of Lucille. The story relies heavily on shifts in Jam’s relationships, introspection in light of those changes, and a curiousness about history that leads to knowledge with great emotional weight. Emezi’s lyrical flow within the prose truly makes this book for me. They use the style in ways that retrieve empathy for readers to hold while getting to know these characters. I can’t get enough of the complicated history of Lucille & the way Emezi explores it.

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gdulecki's review

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challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Oh my GOD!!!! I was obsessed by page 16, when I stopped and had to collect myself because I knew this was going to be good. Leave it to Akwaeke Emezi to absolutely knock it out of the park in another different genre. With this being a YA novel, I am thinking about how impactful this would have been for me when I was growing up, when I was developing my understanding of justice and didn’t have all the words for it yet.

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jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

5.0

Phenomenal. Breathtaking. So well done. I love Pet and I love Jam.

I feel so bad for moss, poor baby. I was freaking out in the actual chills. Be not afraid, it was literally foreshadowing

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rookeatsbooks's review

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dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

3.0

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colleen_corleone's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this story. It's so short, but it hit.

Emezi brought these characters to life and they felt real. They breathe.

Jam is so interesting and complex. Her relationships with her parents, her friend Redemption, and Pet made the plot worth the wait.

The actual story takes place over a few days, I was surprised how close and natural the friendship with Pet felt in such a timeframe.

The narrative explores the different facets of how humans deal with harm and how to address it when it's identified, for those impacted and the perpetrator.

It was compelling and didn't seem to be prosthelytizing. Just a character study of how different people will react to the same situation.

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