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Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

pfruit's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

gizadaemon's review against another edition

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4.0

Reading this book was the literary equivalent of being punched in the gut. I hated reading this. I’m exhausted after reading this. I love this book in the worst way and am thrilled and terrified that there is a sequel and eventually will be a third installment.

bgreen88's review against another edition

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The writing style was a little difficult for my brain to understand.

j_e_n_n's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.0


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kittykels's review against another edition

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This book was dark in a way that I'mnot currently open to reading. The book was well written and there are some interesting elements, but I found myself dreading reading it so I just stopped. The narrator on Audible was excellent, at least. 

kschukar's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

chalmy's review against another edition

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This book was so overly sexual it made me uncomfortable.  It also has a lot of “fluff.”

lbutcke's review against another edition

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1.0

Not for me. I started it, but there are too many books on my to read list for me to slog through one I don't enjoy.

alawrence's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

5 stars for being one of the most original fantasy books I’ve read in years. 5 stars again for dear Tracker, our narrator, who captivated me with his brutality and his sweetness, just like his story. Fantastically done. James is an expert. 5/5 stars. 

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warriorcatsstan's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75