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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail
An impressive achievement and a fascinating approach to the idea of a “novel.” Unfortunately, I feel the technique and experimentation supersede narrative in a way that I experienced as unrefined. The book ultimately felt lost in its own ideas and rather undeveloped.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia
Minor: Gun violence
An astounding feat by the author. A stellar read!
and...I cired at the end...quite a bit...
emotional
informative
tense
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:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Some of the meta things and references in this went over my head a bit but at its core is the portrayal of a family driving across America to document children who are lost crossing the US border, and the resting place of the last free Apaches.
The way the parent-child and sibling relationships are written are staggeringly well done, Luiselli has a real talent for getting in the minds of children and she really doesn't patronise them in any way here, their minds are given as much credit as the adults.
All the clever things she does with the structure of the book and stories weaving together are almost unimportant compared to the central relationships.
The way the parent-child and sibling relationships are written are staggeringly well done, Luiselli has a real talent for getting in the minds of children and she really doesn't patronise them in any way here, their minds are given as much credit as the adults.
All the clever things she does with the structure of the book and stories weaving together are almost unimportant compared to the central relationships.
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