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An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

18 reviews

becksreadsbooks's review

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emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.75

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hodgeonlucy's review

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

4.0

Whilst I admire Jones' formidable writing ability, this book was just not for me. It was a little slow, focusing on (purposefully) flawed characters. I understand the pace was meant to match Roy's incarceration and his release, but it felt sluggish and then suddenly very fast in the last couple of chapters. I also didn't really enjoy the section with the letters; again, Jones' ability to write in the characters' voice and make the letters believable was impressive, but they just came across as convenient plot-pushers. I did really like the epilogue, both the culmination of the plot felt right and the return to letter-based prose tied it into the rest of the book. Overall, I do think this book is beautiful and moving but it has a certain melancholy and slowness that you have to be in the mood for. Unfortunately, I was not.
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thatgirlkev's review against another edition

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

4.5

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oraygano's review

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

3.5

Beautifully written, with a good mix of plot development and jumping in the timeline with flashbacks
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whimsylindsey's review

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challenging dark sad tense medium-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

3.5

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kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

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

5.0

I haven’t been so moved by a book in a long time. The complexities of life and love are reflected in the pages of this novel in such a sincere and emotional way. 
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kayleyhyde's review

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

4.25

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aquakerwitch's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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