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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

85 reviews

bbootamin's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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? No

3.5

It started off really slow and I found it hard to get into. I was also confused at times because of the sudden change of narrator.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, and Xenophobia

aroush's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

greenan26's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Excrement, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

killeenm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I liked it overall. I’m not sure why some plot points existed, and I wished things had been made a bit more clear. It got REALLY dark at times in ways that I didn’t think added to the storyline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

biobeetle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Child death and Murder

Minor: War

beamae's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-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

3.0

I entered thinking this was going to be a murder mystery book. For those thinking that it is…it’s not. I feel like I would have enjoyed this book more knowing that it wasn’t actually a murder mystery. Not even sure why this book has that in the description cause it’s very misleading. 

With that said, this book is a beautiful story that has a wonderful way of showing how minorities support each other and how they are pitted against one another as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

bekahantorino's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Medical trauma

This book was an absolutely incredible read. I didn’t want it to end.

clarkg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

"The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" is a beautiful, lyrical tale of community and solidarity. McBride has created a rich world full of brilliant, dynamic characters whose fates entwine in surprising places. I appreciated many things about this book--the language, the care given to crafting the story's Black and Jewish communities, the breadth and depth of disability representation (though not without flaw), and its callbacks to a larger conversation about the possibilities and limits of justice on stolen land. If I had to describe "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" in a single word, it would be "abundant".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Slavery, and Alcohol

taytastic's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

A beautifully written book. It made me smile, it made me sad. It’s everything that people have promised you it would be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, and Grief

narbine's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

It’s a fine book but the description was SO misleading

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and Alcohol