Reviews

Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

kleonard's review against another edition

3.0

A survivorship novel focused on, for once, not white folks in neighborhoods surrounded by barbed wire, but the inner city and the people of color making real lives there despite the surrounding dystopia. Strong female characters lead the way.

j_e_n_n's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

ablondal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring tense

5.0

ayami's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 rounded up. A great urban dystopia set in downtown Toronto and steeped in Caribbean magic (Orishas). Despite some issues with the pacing (the beginning drags a bit too much for my liking) the story is quite satisfying. I especially enjoyed all the possession scenes - they were a perfect combination of creepy and thrilling.

11corvus11's review against another edition

4.0

Always love Nalo. I liked this more in the first half than the last, but still excellent.

yourvalentine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

rosnertm's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

naqvia786's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

mozmuse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jazminrose's review against another edition

3.0

I really wanted to love this book, but I feel like it kind of lost me for a large amount of the middle.

What I liked:
• the too believable near future
• the blending of sci-fi and fantasy
• set in Canada but not about nature (IYKYK)
• the premise / basic plot structure

What I didn’t like:
• I had a hard time connecting with the protagonist
• an underwhelming ‘villain’
• didn’t keep my attention for the middle portion of the story