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The Devil in America by Kai Ashante Wilson

zana_reads_arcs's review against another edition

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2.0

Maybe I need to read this instead of listening to the audio. While the narrator was great, I didn't really *get* it.

Anything related to race in America is something I like to read about, so I might give this another try.

remigves's review against another edition

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

3.5

papercrowns's review against another edition

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5.0

Incredible, darkly whimsical, and utterly horrific.

katykaty's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

belladonnashrike's review

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I would love for this to be extended into an entire book. wow. wonderfully written and incredibly haunting 

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jgwc54e5's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow, this was brilliant. I couldn’t take my eyes away from this story. Harrowing and utterly compelling.

robotwitch's review

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5.0

Violent, yes, but vivid and emotional also, with a creative structure (including notes from "Dad" about how the story might be changed which reveal more about what is going on here) and lovely prose.

arszania's review against another edition

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3.0

I didn't get it really. I mean I get the point - racism is a horrible thing, war is a horrible thing people are quite horrible but this book didn't moved me not really. I will stay neutral when it comes to assessing it.

_krs's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

bookish_ann's review against another edition

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4.0

For the Devil in America, however, malice itself was the end, and temptation a means only to destroy. Here, the Devil would pursue the righteous and the wicked, alike and implacably, to their everlasting doom…
This would always be a gutting story, but now.... America is just as horrible and bedeviled as it was. Grim, made worse by the fact that this all keeps happening.