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Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana

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boomeraang's review against another edition

3.75

a solid, enjoyable read 😊 like most short story collections, some chapters were stronger than others. it was cool seeing the connections between all the stories ✨however despite all the connections, i felt like all the characters lacked a sense of community? if that makes any sense. im not sure if the characters were really as “tight-knit” as the blurb would suggest. it kinda just felt like the characters were all aware of each other’s existence. but not gonna lower my rating because of my preference for the found family. perhaps the lack of emphasis on found families was a deliberate choice to demonstrate how landlord practices impair community-building but idk 🤷🏻‍♀️ money is so evil and this book will not let you forget that!

i would highly recommend the audiobook 🎧 all the different voice actors did such a fantastic job at capturing each character❤️‍🩹

googie_puvdan's review against another edition

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4.0

Covering a range of characters and emotions fluidly throughout chapters.

sidhes_reading_again's review against another edition

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challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

courtney_mm's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

3.5

bookfrog508's review against another edition

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2.75

While I can see the value in this book, I found it to be quite boring. The author is very skilled at creating all the different voices of the various characters, it just wasn’t for me.