Reviews

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

roxtar's review against another edition

I just could not get into it. I don’t mind violence normally but there didn’t seem to be anything else. Just one horror scene after another. I was just trying to figure out what was happening and where I was in the story. I will try this again another time. 

froggingtoad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

smerika's review against another edition

narrator put me to sleep

joelette's review against another edition

There was a rape early on in the book. I try not to read books with that trope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

marapeppers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Just finished this book and I'm not sure what to say. It's quite a unique and challenging book, with really interesting characters. I didn't really get invested in the story and characters until I had read 130 pages but after that I was all in. My eyes hurt from crying.

bojangles's review against another edition

I couldn't wrap my head around this, or get anchored in what was happening. I will try again someday maybe. I had high hopes, but I simply could not picture in my mind what was going on, and I couldn't get into it.

aedmunso's review against another edition

5.0

Brutal, violent, challenging. I read it on ebook and audio. The audiobook is amazing, would recommend that.

faizastra's review against another edition

Incoherent, all-over-the-place plotwise and character-wise

moth_dance's review against another edition

4.0

*full disclosure* I haven't finished this book. Yet. But I felt compelled to leave a review.

I'm half way through. I'm fully invested. But I need to take a break.

I'm reading this during COVID-19 days, and its been a lot to sit with and digest on my own. Thankfully, Nerdist Book Club picked it up last month and I fell in love with it while digitally discussing the fine points of the first half of the story.

But I can't continue it in a rushed, homework style way. This is a book that demands respect and attention to detail. And I don't have that to offer as a reader and consumer right now.

I will return to this book. Soon. And I can't fucking wait. Because this book is the very essence of E P I C.

tiannaedwards's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The book was beautifully and artistically written. But it was just so much story for me. There were stories within stories and things I considered tangents. Again, beautifully written. But not my preferred style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury