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Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns

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l0v3lu's review against another edition

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funny 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

1.75

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binevolentbookworm's review against another edition

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dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

in your driver is waiting, priya guns packs a punch to the gut with an unrelenting, stream of consciousness writing style, examining how resistance can be glorified if, and only if, the resistor fits within the context that is deemed appropriate (i.e. white, peaceful, has “done the work”) by western standards. but if that person doesn’t fit the mold, isn't neatly packed into this box, if they dare to exist in black or brown bodies, if they are angry and organizing, and demanding more than “the work” - then it’s considered violent, threatening, and dangerous.

i highly recommend listening to the audiobook. guns delivers a fantastic performance, barreling off the page and into the stark reality that this book aims to confront. there is lasting significance in guns social commentary that seems particularly poignant today amidst our current political atmosphere and the global call for a ceasefire in gaza.

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florecita_lectora's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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lynxpardinus's review

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dark funny reflective tense

4.5

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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

Your Driver is Waiting is the story of Damani, grieving the death of her father, dealing with the realities of being a Brown woman in North America, and juggling looking after her mother with her job as a driver on a ride share app. This is not a book that’s at all subtle about its political messaging. Sometimes that can be hit or miss for me but here it totally worked. I loved the book’s focus on social activism, the way it called out a myriad of social problems and inequalities, most especially the way it highlighted the unfair and exploitative labour practices of ride share apps and business which run on a similar model. I also very much enjoyed Damani as a protagonist. She was kind hearted, smart, often cynical and sarcastic, willing to work hard to try and get ahead but all too aware that society and the government have stacked the odds against her. She was far from perfect, and her obsession with Jolene was one aspect of the book that did not work for me. The character of Jolene though was brilliant - such a perfect caricature, an example of exactly what not to do and how not to behave for any privileged white women who are trying to be an ally and support marginalised groups achieve social change.

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platypusinrainboots's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-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? No

2.75

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sarah984's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

This modern-day reimagining of Taxi Driver blisters right along Damani's wild, self-destructive path, but I felt like it pulled back a little too much in what should have been its biggest moment. Loved the ending, though.

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