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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was my second book by this author (I loved “Secret Daughter”).
It’s a very engaging book and a fast read. I read it in one sitting.
It’s thought provoking and heartbreaking, and although may have lots of cliches, it touches several topics such as immigration, racism, police brutality and social behavior. In my opinion the characters sounded believable.
There isn’t a depth to each character. It’s all about situations, circumstances, perspectives and expectations.
But this work felt too short for so many different topics and the conclusion felt that it was written in a rush.
Regardless, I did enjoy the writing (even if repetitive at times) and storytelling, hence my ratings.
e-book (Kobo): 336 pages (default), 74k words
Hardcover (Mariner Books): 256 pages
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book is phenomenal - cannot recommend highly enough. Compassionate, insightful, nuanced, powerful. Each character so human and well developed. Nuanced analysis of intersection of being brown, and autistic lead to over-policing. Also rich insights of castism in the United States, a thoughtful and powerful examination of anti-Black racism and classism within BIPOC communities, and a love letter to family love and honouring the humanity and diversity of our families. I loved loved loved this book.