Reviews

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

marieintheraw's review against another edition

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2.0

I feel really awful that I didn't love this as much as I wanted to, but the narrative style was not for me. I was just not a fan of how slow, and therefore long, each section felt.

book_benagachi's review against another edition

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adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

birdlesbian's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

4.5

lizawall's review against another edition

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5.0

LOVED IT! This book is everything to me right now. Checked it out from the library but then bought it before I was done because I wanted to be able to keep it near. It is for real giving me life.

sweill803's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

2.5

thelittlebookgoblin's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

coleycole's review against another edition

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4.0

The black lesbian vampire novel of your dreams. Published in 1991, it's both remarkably forward thinking and occasionally dated.

stephaniedoke's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-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

3.5

chelsea17's review against another edition

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Sadly, boring. The fact that they are vampires hardly comes up for the first 30% of the book. The author seemed to have an issue with “show don’t tell.” Things started to become predictable. 

rosekent's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5