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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

leslieasy's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0


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thekups's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Well written and very intriguing characters but it was a slow read for me. I can see why others enjoy it.

brittanyfw's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

katerybs's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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ainsleysgrace's review against another edition

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4.0

i really liked the writing style of this and how it was out of order but then tied up all the lose ends. also love monkey pants and dodo

sarafultz's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

lnordstrom's review against another edition

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2.0

I had such high hopes for this book but just could not get into it.

elmkov's review against another edition

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

5.0

meghan_thee_scallion's review against another edition

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I’m sorry it was just slow and nothing was happening and life is too short to push through a book you’re not feeling. 

mmagee's review against another edition

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It was too tedius