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spinstah's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the structure of this novel, which follows a man whose mother had disappeared when he was a young boy. He finds her, and joins her on the farm where she's working, which they eventually escape from. The way it moved back and forth in time worked really well. There was also a sly narrative trick that came into play - you think you know who the narrator is, but slowly it dawns on you that it's someone else. There are also some interesting changes in language for some of the characters. Overall I enjoyed this, possibly the writing a bit more than the story.
audaciaray's review against another edition
5.0
Why, she asked, if all these small things we do, all this work that gets dumped on us day after day, if all our love and our attachments mean absolutely nothing and everything will eventually get incinerated, why do we bother to do anything? Is there any reason to keep on living Is that why it's better to smoke our lives away, why oblivion and death seem to call to us continually, like they're summoning us home? How do we do it? How do we go on?
Really intense novel about blackness, racism, lynching, agricultural trafficking and slavery, addiction, and trauma, partially narrated by crack.
laura_m_j's review against another edition
5.0
The characters and voices of Delicious create one of those rare novels that tweak my view of the world, just a bit. Dark and rich like 86% chocolate; with a bitter flavor that has to be savored.
kathiej's review against another edition
5.0
Once again I am amazed at how cruel people can be. What a great story. Told backwards in increments, the story unfolds forward.
aynara's review against another edition
5.0
5/5
Amazing writing, a true "American Horror Story"... hauntingly realistic it its portrayal of modern-day slavery.
Amazing writing, a true "American Horror Story"... hauntingly realistic it its portrayal of modern-day slavery.
jwilly19's review against another edition
5.0
A work of genius. Surprised this one didn't get more awards last year. Funny, brutal and moving. I don't think of myself as a easy critic, but this is the third book that I'm giving 5 stars this year! Nice to read great books...
nuhafariha's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely amazing read! Very high tension throughout the book, engaging and thought-provoking. Though it's set in modern times, you can easily imagine the book's relation to the past.
jamiebooks15's review against another edition
5.0
I LOVED this book. The telling was so interesting, the writing gorgeous and the story heartbreaking and redemptive. It is an intense story, graphic at times, but felt so real and had me thinking about all kinds of deep things! I loved it, and it made me miss book club because it's a book I would love to dive deeper into with other book lovers.
ggrillion's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-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
3.25