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American Rapture

C.J. Leede

4.14 AVERAGE

challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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roxolotl's review

5.0
adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ceruleanrider's review

4.0
challenging dark emotional tense fast-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
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

elinafranziska's review

4.5
dark emotional hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
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pageswithpaigeh's review

4.0
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
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permanent_skeleton's review

4.0
challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I might raise the star rating to 5 stars with reflection. This book is not for everyone, but it is for me. I have a lot of thoughts about this novel, but I’m not quite sure how to articulate them. The way Leede really captures a sense of Catholic imagination mixed with Americana is truly a feat. The exploration of growing up is also well captured here. Everything really fit together. 

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adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated