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No Pain Like This Body by Harold Sonny Ladoo, Dionne Brand

worldroamer's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No

2.75

gems_books's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

elsmith09's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced
  • 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? It's complicated

3.0

nayha_w's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75


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fernreadsometimes's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

regitzexenia's review against another edition

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2.0

I give this book two stars mainly because I am very confused as to how I feel about it right now. Somehow it felt unfinished to me and I missed an explanation as to why the mother went mad in the end. But I didn't hate it, in fact I think it was just what two stars mean: "ok".

taniabr's review

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Not something I would have picked but I decided to try this one for a reading challenge.  It was good but sad.  

100onbooks's review

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4.0

Ladoo wrote such a deprressingly good book, I am bereft of words.

rabiahtd's review

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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