Reviews

Ugly Ways by Tina McElroy Ansa

ewillreadit's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.0

janelbriana's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

themahoganybookworm's review against another edition

3.0

It was okay...

I liked the bond of the sisters but I think Mudear's character could have been better developed. She seemed flat and her "change" wasn't explored enough. Her chapters beyond the grave were funny. It ended abruptly.

anya_reading's review against another edition

3.0

I got this book for free at a recycling event in town. It was a little hard to get into at first, but once I got to Mudear's parts, it got good. There were moments in this book that surprised me, especially when the sisters talked frankly about their sex lives. All in all it was entertaining and near the end if the book they discuss the trope of the African American super mom, which I wasn't aware of, so it gave me something new to think about. I appreciated that.

raemarie23's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.25

bookofcinz's review against another edition

2.0

I really wanted to like this book, it had all the makes of a masterpiece but it fell short chapter by chapter. I felt the author should have done a better job of developing the characters, there was no depth to them so they came off as three whiny girls. At one point I got so frustrated with the constant complaining I was ready to end the book. I just felt the book was really surface level and could have been better.

cydbeefree's review against another edition

5.0

This story was intriguingly sad where the father and mother ended up existing with their daughters managing the household themselves. They refer to their mother as before and after the 'change'. Their mother seemed traumatized by her husband who would react violently and throw her and her children out of the house on occasion, until his pride caused him to make a big mistake. He withdrew into himself, and his wife never forgave him. She became a recluse, stopped going out and withdrew from her friends, and didn't do anything for her husband and daughters in the house other than yell and bark orders at them. A total mess.