Reviews

To Raise a Clenched Fist to the Sky by T. Thorn Coyle

amalia12's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.0

brownsugarbookies's review against another edition

1.0

I started reading and the voice of the character sounded off. I did research and found that the author is either white or white passing. Either way, I felt uncomfortable continuing to read a book that borrowed from a history of struggle for black folks to build the story. There is no way the author can understand that struggle.

joerle's review against another edition

2.0

It was a really interesting premise, and well-written... But, the extensive internal monologue and exposition really didn't do it for me. I felt like I was waiting 90% of this book for something to happen, and they when it 'did', the climax fizzled a bit for me.
You might find it different, especially if you're interested in this period of American history.
This author writes great short fiction!

mkat303's review against another edition

I read some of it. Half? A third? I can't remember. I just couldn't really get into it, though. May try again one day.