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franklola's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Murder, and Grief
tnociti's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Child death, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Police brutality
lenny9987's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
5.0
It’s always interesting to read a novel that was written as a true collaboration but when I stumbled across the premise of Christine Pride and Jo Piazza’s We Are Not Like Them, it sounded like a natural and logical approach to a such a difficult and highly emotional subject. We Are Not Like Them manages to capture the difficulties and awkwardness that arise when the role of race is ignored in interpersonal relationships. They’re able to convey the subtle ways it affects our interactions with our loved ones – the things we say or don’t say, the tension between acting and holding back, when to give in to anger or frustration and when to let something go. In the end, ignoring and avoiding lead to the same unavoidable place of confrontation and they may make that confrontation all the more explosive for the misunderstandings and resentments that accumulate along the way.
Riley Wilson and Jen Murphy have been best friends since they were in grade school and while their friendship has raised a few eyebrows over the years, they’re in the same city again and each within grasp of what they’ve always wanted. For Riley, it’s a promotion to replace her retiring idol as the only Black woman anchor for their major local news station. For Jen, it’s to finally become a mother after years of trying and several devastating miscarriages. But in one night both their lives change forever – an unarmed Black teenager is gunned down by police. Riley’s assigned to cover the story and Jen’s husband is one of the police officers involved in the shooting. The assignment will almost certainly make Riley’s career and the tragedy strikes particularly close to home as she learns more of her own family’s history from her terminally ill grandmother. But Jen feels like Riley is turning on her in her hour of need, her loyalty torn between her husband and her best friend. As the world around them erupts, could their friendship become another casualty or will they find a way to finally open up to each other and address the issues they’ve carefully avoided all their lives?
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Riley Wilson and Jen Murphy have been best friends since they were in grade school and while their friendship has raised a few eyebrows over the years, they’re in the same city again and each within grasp of what they’ve always wanted. For Riley, it’s a promotion to replace her retiring idol as the only Black woman anchor for their major local news station. For Jen, it’s to finally become a mother after years of trying and several devastating miscarriages. But in one night both their lives change forever – an unarmed Black teenager is gunned down by police. Riley’s assigned to cover the story and Jen’s husband is one of the police officers involved in the shooting. The assignment will almost certainly make Riley’s career and the tragedy strikes particularly close to home as she learns more of her own family’s history from her terminally ill grandmother. But Jen feels like Riley is turning on her in her hour of need, her loyalty torn between her husband and her best friend. As the world around them erupts, could their friendship become another casualty or will they find a way to finally open up to each other and address the issues they’ve carefully avoided all their lives?
For the rest of my review, please visit my blog: https://wp.me/pUEx4-1ak
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief, Gun violence, Racism, Child death, and Police brutality
christenreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Murder and Grief
ashhearddwrites's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Racism, Racial slurs, Infertility, and Grief
Moderate: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
rishel's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Death
Moderate: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Infertility
Minor: Grief
soobooksalot's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What a powerful read.
We Are Not Like Them shows us issues that need highlighting in an unforgettable and emotional way.
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for my eARC for review.
Authors Christine Pride and Jo Piazza seamlessly wrote this book about two friends - one black, one white - whose lives and relationship has been altered by a tragic event.
Jen and Riley have been best friends since they were young children. Jen is married to a cop involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen. Riley is an up-and-coming broadcast journalist assigned to the story.
The novel is presented in alternating voices, and feels honest and real - heartbreak on both sides, seemingly without resolution.
Issues of racism and profiling, justice, social equality, gender roles, infertility and motherhood, grief, and the bonds of family and friendship weave through our central characters. It's insightful and relevant and there is so much food for thought.
I can't say enough good about this gem of a book.
Recommended!
Released on Oct. 5.
We Are Not Like Them shows us issues that need highlighting in an unforgettable and emotional way.
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for my eARC for review.
Authors Christine Pride and Jo Piazza seamlessly wrote this book about two friends - one black, one white - whose lives and relationship has been altered by a tragic event.
Jen and Riley have been best friends since they were young children. Jen is married to a cop involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen. Riley is an up-and-coming broadcast journalist assigned to the story.
The novel is presented in alternating voices, and feels honest and real - heartbreak on both sides, seemingly without resolution.
Issues of racism and profiling, justice, social equality, gender roles, infertility and motherhood, grief, and the bonds of family and friendship weave through our central characters. It's insightful and relevant and there is so much food for thought.
I can't say enough good about this gem of a book.
Recommended!
Released on Oct. 5.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Racism
liblibby's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Racism, Pregnancy, and Police brutality
Minor: Miscarriage
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