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charlottexclarkson's review against another edition
1.0
I really, really, really did not like this book at all.
I thought the plot was very boring and tedious and I found the story dragged on impossibly long. I didn't find myself caring very much about the characters either - I mean, the only one I actually did like was the racist grandfather who redeemed himself by not being racist. Other than that, I really didn't like the characters at all: Danny was big-headed, Cathy was naive, Joan and Des were silly, pointless side characters and Chris wasn't in it that much.
I also found myself disapointed with the ending. It was too happy and very anticlimactic.
Although the writing in this book isn't bad, I still didn't like it very much, however it was unlikely I would have liked it anyway as this genre isn't my favourite.
I thought the plot was very boring and tedious and I found the story dragged on impossibly long. I didn't find myself caring very much about the characters either - I mean, the only one I actually did like was the racist grandfather who redeemed himself by not being racist. Other than that, I really didn't like the characters at all: Danny was big-headed, Cathy was naive, Joan and Des were silly, pointless side characters and Chris wasn't in it that much.
I also found myself disapointed with the ending. It was too happy and very anticlimactic.
Although the writing in this book isn't bad, I still didn't like it very much, however it was unlikely I would have liked it anyway as this genre isn't my favourite.
enyajm's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
sad
fast-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
3.0
courtneypaigea's review against another edition
3.0
The message of this book was fantastic and really showed how racial discrimination and domestic violence can affect families over a long period of time.
However, sadly I just didn’t connect with any of the characters and it took me a while to finish this book due to that as I just wasn’t invested in the story. It just wasn’t a read for me but the premise was fantastic and the topics handled really well,
I would recommend this book even though it wasn’t personally my taste as it does such a great job at tackling hard topics that need to be more understood and discussed within society.
However, sadly I just didn’t connect with any of the characters and it took me a while to finish this book due to that as I just wasn’t invested in the story. It just wasn’t a read for me but the premise was fantastic and the topics handled really well,
I would recommend this book even though it wasn’t personally my taste as it does such a great job at tackling hard topics that need to be more understood and discussed within society.
tigerlilliereads's review against another edition
4.0
Written really well, at first I wasn't sure about this one, but it's gripping and intriguing and it was great to read from so many of the different characters to understand their mind sets. It tackles two very difficult topics, domestic abuse and racism and I think it was interesting to see both sides of them and to see some of the characters develop over the story. Particularly the grandad.
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