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abbykwiverton's review

3.5
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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jadereads_'s review

3.75
challenging emotional mysterious 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: Yes

ange_crawford's review

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

Tamala Shelton is always an excellent narrator. 

A book of a possible, near future. 

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rebeccalollback's review

4.25
challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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
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sarahpopham's review

4.25
emotional reflective tense
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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davethescot's review

5.0
challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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: Yes
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boos_books's review

2.75
challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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leavesnpages's review

3.75
challenging informative reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Great Undoing is almost a lyrical read with the way the author writes and describes what the characters are seeing. Sharlene has a way with words that pull you into the novel and made moving from one chapter to the next very easy.

However, I will admit I did find the flicking back and forth between different times a bit confusing, but I was also reading this while I had covid so my mind wasn't exactly functioning at its best! 

The content of this book was very heavy, from science, culture, politics, morals. It is a novel that makes you think and question as you read. The book challenges so many current beliefs and thoughts. A great debut novel.

beclupton's review

5.0
challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes