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cassandralovesfeta's review against another edition
4.0
Very unique narrator in this novel which makes it a must read. I didn't connect with the main characters as much as I would like so I could not give it 5 stars. But definitely worth a read.
lisawhelpley's review against another edition
4.0
Much better than his other book, God Says No. The book starts with a very riveting chapter. Mid-book I had trouble wanting to keep reading, but I plowed through and by 70%, I couldn't put it down.
ashleywv's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
4.0
notesonbookmarks's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Holy crap. This was so hard to finish but I HAD to know what happened! Seriously disturbing scenes in here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse
collslovett's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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
4.0
liketheday's review against another edition
3.0
As the story goes on, the narrative jumps between Eddie and Darlene, or, well, Eddie and "Scotty", which turns out to be a street name for crack cocaine. Yes indeed, half this book is narrated by a controlled substance. But that's actually pretty cool -- you can see how Darlene's thoughts are affected and pushed around by Scotty to become the thoughts that eventually win out or turn into speech.
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bupdaddy's review against another edition
4.0
I had a tough time reading parts of this. Really tough.
And it wasn't because of obscure words or arcane syntax, either. One of the narrators is crack cocaine itself, and crack tends to keep the vocabulary and sentence structure pretty straightforward.
No, just be warned, if you read this very inventive and emotionally effective book, that some subject matter is really difficult, and the guy writes well, so it gets inside you.
I won't bore you with a summary - you can read the official one.
But if you can, read it. It's worth the effort.
And it wasn't because of obscure words or arcane syntax, either. One of the narrators is crack cocaine itself, and crack tends to keep the vocabulary and sentence structure pretty straightforward.
No, just be warned, if you read this very inventive and emotionally effective book, that some subject matter is really difficult, and the guy writes well, so it gets inside you.
I won't bore you with a summary - you can read the official one.
But if you can, read it. It's worth the effort.
johndiconsiglio's review against another edition
3.0
An African American mom turns to crack after her husband's murder. She abandons her 11-yr-old son for the promise of plentiful drugs on a mysterious farm. Turns out she's signed up for modern-day slavery. And that's not the weird part. The chapters are told from 3 perspectives: the mom, the boy & crack itself, a disembodied voice that sounds like a cross between Huggy Bear & the devil. Fits, since it's basically a tour of hell & the demons that get us there. Haunting, inventive, racially-charged, but unrelentingly grim.