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Small Island

Andrea Levy

3.99 AVERAGE

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5.0
emotional funny informative reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I can’t contain the brilliance of this book let alone encompass its relevance. This story needed to be told and and Levy did it perfectly!

When I think of perfection, I think of Small Island! 

Reading it feels like opening my eyes to the world I knew existed but never quite learn its mussings. The diaspora of people of any culture has had so many stories and only those who have experienced it can tell it well. The importance of this story not only rests to the story itself but to the exquisite talent the author poured in its pages.
challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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: Yes
emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A trite ending and yet five stars! The review really needs to follow.
emotional informative inspiring reflective
challenging reflective medium-paced
emotional hopeful fast-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: Yes
emotional 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: Complicated

Hortense and Queenie: very flawed but grew to kinda like them anyway eventually. Gilbert: funny, smart darling, very likeable. Bernard: absolutely despicable, hated him 

maybe i was just in the mood for something like this at the time. historical fiction that addresses race issues.
reflective sad 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