7.64k reviews for:

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai

4.45 AVERAGE

annaa_f's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

paigewfallon's review against another edition

4.0

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Very eye opening into what the country faced during the AIDS epidemic

bardafree's review against another edition

4.5

emotional sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Homophobia, Terminal illness

cassandra_colaizzi29's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional 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: Complicated

kellyconner's review against another edition

5.0

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4.5 ⭐️ I loved this book but boy, was it SAD! It is tragic and heartbreaking and I was completely absorbed. The characters and the story will sit with me for a while. Definitely recommend!!

schomaka's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

lynnwrh's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

carlyw33's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 11%

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Just couldn’t get into it

suburban_ennui's review against another edition

4.25

challenging 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

ggbp's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated