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Tremor by Teju Cole

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rovingreader's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.0

I made a playlist of all the music this book referenced! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4xOi0hoiBckGmUzKvL7nYr?si=NIpESBlkR82mQbGHXHBzGA&pi=u-lhlfJaDiT6Ks

megnut's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

There were parts I enjoyed considering... but I really struggled with the perspective. (Ch. 6 is snippets of many shared stories, but I actually had a harder time during the first chapters where it was 3rd person but would also talk about "you".)

dsledge's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

filumeno's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

cslanzi's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars overall. I would give sections 1-5 4.5 stars and section 6, 2.5. The book in the beginning was insightful and reflective - I was enjoying getting to know the characters but then everything went off the rails for me in section 6. This section or chapter was narrated by multiple people but I had a hard time figuring out who they were in relationship to the main character (Tuende) and when it changed from one to the other. That section just felt disjointed or disconnected from the rest of the book.