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The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner

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bexlrose's review against another edition

4.0

Finished reading The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner. Finally a good book on the Booker longlist! Really enjoyed it. Mostly it's a book about prison life, told in a few voices. It reminded me a bit of The Girls by Emma Cline. It's not one where I was like 'wow, Booker winner', but considering the company it keeps, it's got a good chance. 4 stars.

lynnziego's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional

4.5

guperez's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

catielokeeffe's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

3.75

ghost_rider's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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

2.5

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stepharina's review against another edition

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2.0

This was a Book Club pick for our January club. It was good but there was no real story line it kind of just jumped around a little. I felt like I was reading an episode of Orange is the New Black really. I'm interested to hear what the other women in my book Club thought. It was good but did not keep me hooked.