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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Yes
This was an interesting and complex commentary on immigration, growing xenophobia, the American Dream, and the struggles of overpopulation and unemployment. The story depicts the collision of two couples during their respective experiences after a car accident; one dealing with homesickness and homelessness, the other with great loss and paranoia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Deportation
Moderate: Animal death, Hate crime, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Ooof. Because I'm such a Flannery O'Connor fangirl, I have to say yes. This book was so unbelievably gritty - almost to the point of putting it down and never picking it up again. Not my favourite but definitely deserving of four stars. If Betty Smith had only written it...
I really like the concept of this book. It shows two sides of the debate on immigration, the immigrant desperately trying for a better life and the citizen whose greatest fortune was being born in the US. What I didn't like was how no one seemed to grow or change with the exception of one of the main characters, Delany, who went from a naive idealist to an racist prick.
The writing wasn't anything of notes but the concept of the book keeps me from saying that I didn't like it entirely.
The writing wasn't anything of notes but the concept of the book keeps me from saying that I didn't like it entirely.
A story that didn't age well. It's a super poorly written account of a white man's perspective on immigration.
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes