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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
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
theirgracegrace's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Vomit
This book was originally written in the 1930's and was only published recently, so approach with caution with that in mind.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