Reviews

Banana Heart Summer by Merlinda Bobis

gunita's review

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

exitwound's review

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adventurous emotional reflective relaxing tense fast-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

3.5

heartrend's review

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dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A

4.5

claire's review against another edition

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4.0

this made me hungry (joking aside, this reminded me of my grandmother's childhood stories. finishing the book gave me a personal sort of ache that hasn't really gone away.)

nikwui's review against another edition

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

3.0

mollykempen's review

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adventurous challenging dark informative 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

4.0

urgirl_nina's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

miachalupa's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

2.5


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earthfelt's review

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

5.0

nenita's story felt so personal to me, and i hold it close to my heart. i, too, yearn to someday win my mother's love. 

inilalahad's review

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adventurous emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0