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Ugh. Some of the characters made my skin crawl, especially Elena (Mrs. Richardson). Signs of great writing that I would have such a visceral response to the characters.

Author Question:
Why were all the adult white characters addressed by their surname but the minority characters were addressed by first name, Mia and Bebe. Just something I noticed, that seemed strange.

juliana97's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Content Warnings

ebbie_casuallereading's review against another edition

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challenging reflective

4.0

I'll have to go back and note the quote about things you have to carry, as I've read that part a few days after losing someone unexpectedly. In the book, it is about a more complicated kind of grief, but I could relate nonetheless.

I'm impressed at how the stories starts like a casual teenager being teenager story, and it then blooms into this commentary about race, motherhood, ethics, becoming an adult your younger self wouldn't have approved of, and such.

I'm going to check other books from this author. I'm not a big contemporary gal, but with this level of quality, I'm down.

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2.0

Too obvious. Reads more like a fable than a story of real people.

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