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If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

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nigelhakeem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I feel like I should have enjoyed this book more than I did. I have no real complaints, there were some bright spots, but it just didn't hit for me.

sakisreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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 had higher expectations for this collection of short stories unfortunately 😢 It wasn’t quite as coherent or gripping as I would have liked it to be!

In saying that, I love the complicated and human relationship between Trelawny and Delano. Families, eh 🤷🏻‍♀️

3 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨ Content warnings below!

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clarkso6's review against another edition

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3.0

Follows a pair of brothers through their lives. I couldn't really get into it. I read it for my international challenge - Jamaica.

bookish_arcadia's review

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challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

paulineisreading's review against another edition

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challenging reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

meggiraffe's review against another edition

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The story line was very clever, following each character for a certain number of years and then jumping back, however needed my full concentration to follow. Unfortunately did not have the time to finish this book and had a lot of other library loans to read through before they expired.