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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Loved this book and the characters!
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Although the plot is simple and involves 8 girls fighting in a womenβs boxing competition, I enjoyed reading the themes of girlhood and female potential, emphasized by the story jumping to the past and the present during each girlβs fight and the epilogue pulling everything together. However, I did find the book as a character study to be lacking, as some of the characters blurred together and became forgettable.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
π―π¬π¨π«πΊπ―πΆπ» ππ πΉπππ π©πππππππππ was the @kmuw Literary Feast Book Club choice for June, and I was quite happy!
Longlisted for the Booker and a finalist for the Pulitzer (an obit notation @beth_golay stated!), I had listened to this audiobook, back when @suzperezict recommended it last year. I really liked Cassandra Campbell's narration and was so grateful to @prhaudio for the #gifted access.
This is book that centers around the young women engaged in a boxing tournament. It is as sharp and visceral as you might expect, with only 207 pages, each sentence packs a ... well, punch. (Sorry!) It truly is a well written book that answers the questions of: "What kind of girls would box? What drives them? Where do they go after this?"
The structure is nonlinear and focuses on each boxer as they have their bouts. We get to see what makes them tick; what pressures they feel, and the narrative goes from the match to before to long after in easy transitions.
It was truly fascinating. It was also a really cool book. I loved the insight into these teens and the forward glances of what this time of their lives meant, or didn't. It was not drawn out, but kept the pace with the tournament structure, moving through the eight participants until the winner is crowned.
Longlisted for the Booker and a finalist for the Pulitzer (an obit notation @beth_golay stated!), I had listened to this audiobook, back when @suzperezict recommended it last year. I really liked Cassandra Campbell's narration and was so grateful to @prhaudio for the #gifted access.
This is book that centers around the young women engaged in a boxing tournament. It is as sharp and visceral as you might expect, with only 207 pages, each sentence packs a ... well, punch. (Sorry!) It truly is a well written book that answers the questions of: "What kind of girls would box? What drives them? Where do they go after this?"
The structure is nonlinear and focuses on each boxer as they have their bouts. We get to see what makes them tick; what pressures they feel, and the narrative goes from the match to before to long after in easy transitions.
It was truly fascinating. It was also a really cool book. I loved the insight into these teens and the forward glances of what this time of their lives meant, or didn't. It was not drawn out, but kept the pace with the tournament structure, moving through the eight participants until the winner is crowned.