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marioosa517's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Abandonment, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Cancer, Racism, Child death, Medical content, Death of parent, Cursing, Rape, Death, Grief, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Homophobia, Gun violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Ableism, Suicide, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Drug use, and Domestic abuse
saskiahill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Stalking, and Drug use
erenreads12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs
Minor: Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Death
lindsayerin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Death
Minor: Child death, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse
bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Infertility, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Death, and Alcohol
mirrie's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Child death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Death
beardedreading's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
From the first lines of Silver Sparrow, we are transfixed by the story Tayari Jones is about to weave. But what isn't apparent yet is how much light Jones shines on the beauty and intrigue of messy lives.
We are introduced to a family that is not your average one—by any stretch of the imagination. A wife and her daughter know nothing about their patriarch's second family, but the other wife and daughter do. The tension that builds with this type of plot is dripped all over the novel. Jones' prose is smart, concise, and filled with emotion that jumps off the page. An immediate favorite.
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death