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alex2teeuw's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Above all, then, I was impressed by Babb's novel. It's not a masterpiece. But it deserves far more recognition. It needs to be published more. It needs to stand next to The Grapes of Wrath in bookshops. The Rosalind Franklin of realist literature deserves the full credit subsumed by Steinbeck.
Graphic: Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Violence, Classism, Grief, Racism, Xenophobia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Racial slurs
mondovertigo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Classism, Suicide, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Racial slurs
rhymeswithshmo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Grief, Miscarriage, Death, and Suicide
Minor: Racial slurs
manarnia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Grief, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Gore
jewishpadme's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Suicide and Racial slurs
skudiklier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Racial slurs, and Suicide
Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicidal ideation