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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
In his stripped-down prose Washington navigates the complexities of race, queerness, class- largely poverty- and ultimately one’s identity through the careful attention he gives to the city of Houston. Though technically adept this is clearly Washington’s debut, some rhetorical devices fall flat and the sparse prose at times undermines the emotional weight of the stories.
Een vriendin van mij is vertaler. Zij deed een van de verhalen. Ik las alleen haar verhaal
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.5/3.75 stars. some stories are incredible, beautiful, soft, poignant and some stories are meh
4.5⭐
Might come back and give it five stars later, I'm not sure.
Incredibly powerful read and very deep without being heavy. Also really beautiful. Oh and real, so real from a perspective people (it's me, I'm people) often don't think about because things are so easy and comfortable in our privileges
Might come back and give it five stars later, I'm not sure.
Incredibly powerful read and very deep without being heavy. Also really beautiful. Oh and real, so real from a perspective people (it's me, I'm people) often don't think about because things are so easy and comfortable in our privileges
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Damn this book was like ocean vuong and junot díaz had an amazing baby. Anyways if anyone was curious what it’s like to read that baby give Bryan Washington a try. Nothing but peace and love for this book
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Blunt storytelling that’s similar in tone to much of Memorial, which is to say ultimately it fell flat for me, and part of that is to blame on such a monotone audiobook reading from Washington. I just think I’m not the core audience for these stories. Although, I can appreciate the connections and community building from his writing.