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marioosa517's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racial slurs, Abandonment, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Cancer, Racism, Child death, Medical content, Death of parent, Cursing, Rape, Death, Grief, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Homophobia, Gun violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Ableism, Suicide, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Drug use, and Domestic abuse
tree_star's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Pregnancy, Racism, and Sexism
seawarrior's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Rape, and Physical abuse
beardedreading's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
From the first lines of Silver Sparrow, we are transfixed by the story Tayari Jones is about to weave. But what isn't apparent yet is how much light Jones shines on the beauty and intrigue of messy lives.
We are introduced to a family that is not your average one—by any stretch of the imagination. A wife and her daughter know nothing about their patriarch's second family, but the other wife and daughter do. The tension that builds with this type of plot is dripped all over the novel. Jones' prose is smart, concise, and filled with emotion that jumps off the page. An immediate favorite.
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death