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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
emotional
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:
No
reflective
Una obra corta pero intensa que va desvelado poco a poco los detalles de los hechos que ya desde un principio se van intuyendo. El hecho que combine la historia en dos épocas distintas le da ritmo e intensidad. Una buena lectura si escoges el momento adecuado para leerla
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book is an incredible snapshot of grief, and the love of a community that’s needed to heal.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism
emotional
reflective
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
What a beautiful, but also incredibly sad book; a work of art that exemplifies the term "brutiful". Although this book had previously been on my radar, it was a recommendation from a friend—a fellow Scarberian (thanks, Allie!)—that prompted me to bump it to the top of my TBR. As such, I dove in completely blind, with no notion of the plot or what would await me within its pages. I wasn't fully prepared for the devastating gut punch that it delivered, and while I'm not sorry to have read it, it did hurt my heart and was not at all soothing in the way one might hope that a book set in the place of one's own childhood might be as it is a colorful, yet crushing, depiction of home. It's a confronting novel, with sharp edges and ugliness, but a tender heart beats at its core and is what pulled me along. The writing was evocative and exciting, and I was impressed (as others have mentioned) with how much story—how much life—Chariandy is able to convey with so few pages; how he manages to be both succinct and epic at the same time is nothing short of wizardry.
scarborough but so much better. ms annette chiu will be hearing from me very soon
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes