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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you want to read a book about characters with no personalities who run around doing unrealistic things with no conceivable motivation to speak of, pick this one up.
There was a real missed opportunity here to talk about how the pandemic disproportionately infected those imprisoned and how much it worsened their quality of life. (My cousin could no longer receive books because it was considered unsanitary, was kept in solitary for a ridiculous time because they didn't know what to do with him.) I was excited for this first wave of post-pandemic fiction, but it's just a few mentions of masks and off to the nonsensical plot.
I had to force myself to finish this one. The extra star is earned by some occasionally decent prose.
There was a real missed opportunity here to talk about how the pandemic disproportionately infected those imprisoned and how much it worsened their quality of life. (My cousin could no longer receive books because it was considered unsanitary, was kept in solitary for a ridiculous time because they didn't know what to do with him.) I was excited for this first wave of post-pandemic fiction, but it's just a few mentions of masks and off to the nonsensical plot.
I had to force myself to finish this one. The extra star is earned by some occasionally decent prose.
Sing Her Down by Ivy Pochoda was original and spell-bounding. Great prose, well-developed characters, and intricately placed plot points. I enjoyed the project of this book as well as the slow burn of this literacy work. Pochoda is a master storyteller and an amazing writer. The flow of the prose was just beautiful.
I received a review copy of this book from the author/publisher through NetGalley for my honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
I received a review copy of this book from the author/publisher through NetGalley for my honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
tense
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was bored out of my mind. Every character sounds the same and the plot just meanders from scene to scene and with every new stop along the way I asked myself what the point was.
Thank you to NetGalley and Farrar Straus and Giroux for giving me the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse, Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Police brutality, Sexual harassment