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The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor

8 reviews

aileron's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Classism, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Abortion, Bullying, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Child abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Racism

kleinekita's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Minor: Animal death and Kidnapping

ani_raven's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Abortion, Drug use, Death of parent, Child death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

emma_ekb's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

this might go up .25 stars? not sure yet. 

brandon taylor has such a way with words. the way he captures emotion and friendship and love and lust and anguish and grief, and the way all of those feelings interact, is tangible. what’s interesting about this book is i didn’t necessarily LIKE the characters, but they felt real to me, and i couldn’t help but empathize with their struggles. even characters i thought i didn’t like at all at first, like Timo, i eventually came around to seeing them as these super three dimensional beings - like real people! not sure this is making sense but it’s what i feel. my favorite characters were definitely fyodor, timo and fatima… though i liked seamus’ arc as well. 

as someone who grew up in iowa city, i also LOVED all the iowa city references. the bread garden, the ped mall, the quad, the hawkeyes banners…. definitely made my little heart happy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use, Abortion, Homophobia, and Racism

jcxjab's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

I thought this book was really interesting. I love stories that just emulate the human form. I wish I had a better grasp of the characters themselves, I got them mixed up a lot and had a difficult time distinguishing them. I picked this book because I enjoyed the writing but I can't help but understand the actual connection Seamus had to the other characters at the end. Maybe I read too fast but nonetheless, I loved the writing. I didn't appreciate the mention of women in the synopsis and then the only mentions of them to be so short and vapid. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Rape

bowtiesandbookmarks's review

reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

ukponge's review

challenging reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

camillatd's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Brandon Taylor's signature affecting prose really shines in his third book. Touching on similar themes of connection, sexuality, otherness, and ambition, The Late Americans will surely appeal to fans of Real Life and Filthy Animals. 

*I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher. This is my honest review.*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, and Sexual assault