2.48k reviews for:

Erasure

Percival Everett

4.18 AVERAGE

rindings_and_pepsi's review against another edition

4.5

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sadhbh2525's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Dementia

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Abortion

jmvreads's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sutherslat's review against another edition

3.0

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This feels like the kind of book that I really would’ve enjoyed were it assigned to me in a college literature class. I didn’t particularly enjoy reading it for pleasure, though. Perhaps I was in the wrong headspace for it, but reading it felt like an assignment. It felt like an academic pursuit. The story was compelling and thought provoking, but the structure kept taking me out of and making the read feel like work. I recognize the skill of the writing but I didn’t enjoy it.

benleon97's review against another edition

4.25

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

biographybookshelf's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I loved that this felt like a book inside a book. I think the author did an excellent job showing us the ways in which current day literature and publishing is flawed. It’s capitalism that’s ruining art. 

christyn4's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

miishmiish's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

destroyedimage's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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+ i <3 Everett, i need to read everything he's ever written
- perhaps poorly paced?

zakkray's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional funny medium-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