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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, Grief
A tangled story of two brothers whose Trinidadian immigrant mother is working too much you surprise them as she'd l like. They live in housing projects in Scarborough, are categorized by teachers as low track. They struggle with identity and how they are seen and treated. L limited plot although there are lots of vignettes and there sorry is complex.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Accidentally read this all in one sitting. A false front of callous bravado and our own fucked-up society underneath. This is fine. Deeply sad. Deeply tender. Deeply, deeply, deeply.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
I read this because the film adaptation was so excellent, though I wonder what the experience would have been like if it was the other way around. This novel was quiet and touching, and the film expanded and opened up the world of the book in the way that only the best film adaptations do (Call Me By Your Name, Scarborough, Brokeback Mountain).
emotional
sad
slow-paced