345 reviews for:

Gutter Child

Jael Richardson

3.92 AVERAGE

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

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Not grabbing me at this time. 

avajessie's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

kay_greene's review against another edition

4.75

emotional informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery

tsundokumac's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

janeycanuck's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Not a genre I typically go for so most of this wasn't really my cup of tea but the writing was clear & easy and Richardson clearly shines when it comes to character development.

celiacbaddie's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

joelarsenault's review against another edition

4.75

challenging inspiring 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: Yes

averytoner's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

killuatopia's review against another edition

4.0

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*3.75

the_bookish_musings_of_mari's review against another edition

3.0

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I am not the right audience for this story. I am just so tired of the BIPOC-character-fighting-the-system narrative. It’s not that it’s overused, it’s just that this is true life. And it’s exhausting in real life. And I’m too tired to fight on paper too. Perhaps some people will find it illuminating and will teach them about systemic racism and slavery. But this wasn’t that for me.