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Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

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bbridges1993's review against another edition

5.0

This book had my mind going in many different directions, which was a great thing. It has me think about the justice system and how there is still work that needs to be done as far as restructuring and proving justice to those that hav been harmed. Also make me think about the Black Lives Matter movement and how as a people we must stand our ground and be consistent about change. Change for the black communities, for the justice system, change for the black people that are constantly being stereotyped because of the color of their skin. But also this book brings up the concept of monsters and angels and ways to identify monsters. Monsters is all around us and they can even be in your own home, in your own family, but you would never know that because we are blinded to what we want to see and not coming to the realization that something is not right. I loved this book and the main characters Jam and Redemption because they both had grown in their way of thinking and looking at the world from a different perspective. Yes they may be kids but kids have the ability to see things that adults no longer can identify and kids are our future and who we need to pay attention to because they see everything and notice everything. I definitely recommend everyone to read this book because it is definitely an eye opener.

morganld1993's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

rosereadseverything's review against another edition

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5.0

I am currently reading another book by Emezi “You made a fool of death with your beauty.” For my We read Everything GR group. But first, I wanted to finish this. The ability to go from fantasy to romance and have a distinguished audience between them is goat status I believe. I was on Fantasy book tok and their book was there then romance addicts were raving about their other book??? THEN I HEAR THEY HAVE WRITTEN IN 4 DIFFERENT GENRES. Beyoncé said “This my shit. Bow down bitches” and do that. Now. Respect the queen hoe.

Second. I loved the uniqueness of the world the story was set it. From the character names to the variations in dialect there was never a moment I could compare this story to another. I eat up creative and futuristic writing, and this book has given me this and more. I felt like i was in another world, and that is how it should feel (at least to me). I’ll never forget the time I visited pet/Lucille/ angle/ monster world. Ever.

Third. I will admit i was scared. This book is not for the weak. Who else was terrified