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jennifer_vars's review
challenging
dark
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? No
4.5
"The seas are rising, whatever you believe. Soon we will all be wet together, and together we will gasp for air"
Tomorrow will mark five years since the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville. Fitting to finish this book at that anniversary as it attempts to tell a dystopian tale of what might have happened if that rally would have been more successful.
My Monticello is a collection of five short stories and one novella. I highly recommend the audio version of this. Each story is read by a different narrator and they do an amazing job bringing the stories to life. Also, really hard to believe this is a debut novel.
The novella actually comes at the end, after the other short stories. It's set in the near future and is about a young UVA college student descended from Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings that is driven from her neighborhood by a white militia that has taken over the city. She and others make it to Jefferson's home at Monticello and the story is how they try to survive the unraveling of society.
Overall, 4.5 stars because it was such a great audiobook. I thought two of the short stories and the novella were really thought provoking but the others were kind of hard to get into.
Tomorrow will mark five years since the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville. Fitting to finish this book at that anniversary as it attempts to tell a dystopian tale of what might have happened if that rally would have been more successful.
My Monticello is a collection of five short stories and one novella. I highly recommend the audio version of this. Each story is read by a different narrator and they do an amazing job bringing the stories to life. Also, really hard to believe this is a debut novel.
The novella actually comes at the end, after the other short stories. It's set in the near future and is about a young UVA college student descended from Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings that is driven from her neighborhood by a white militia that has taken over the city. She and others make it to Jefferson's home at Monticello and the story is how they try to survive the unraveling of society.
Overall, 4.5 stars because it was such a great audiobook. I thought two of the short stories and the novella were really thought provoking but the others were kind of hard to get into.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, and War
foreverinastory's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
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
5.0
What an amazing collection of stories.
CWs: Racism, violence, death, gun violence, hate crime, slavery, grief, car accident, pregnancy, ableism, chronic illness (asthma), cursing, infidelity, police brutality, murder, fire. Moderate: Fatphobia, rape, sexual content, war. Minor: adult/minor relationship, sexual assault, blood.
CWs: Racism, violence, death, gun violence, hate crime, slavery, grief, car accident, pregnancy, ableism, chronic illness (asthma), cursing, infidelity, police brutality, murder, fire. Moderate: Fatphobia, rape, sexual content, war. Minor: adult/minor relationship, sexual assault, blood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Ableism, Chronic illness, Police brutality, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Infidelity, Murder, Racism, Gun violence, Death, Hate crime, Slavery, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: War, Rape, Sexual content, and Fatphobia
Minor: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
deadeye's review
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Hate crime, and Gun violence
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Blood and Sexual assault
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