A review by sincerelykiwi
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

challenging slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

To be completely honest, I had no intention or desire to read this book because I didn’t think I’d like it. Unfortunately, it was chosen for book club and I just rolled with it. If it weren’t for book club I wouldn’t have finished this book. 
The plot, if there was one, was hard to follow and there were too many characters to keep track of. Also, I am not a fan of when men describe women in their books because it always comes down to physicality whether or not they’re likable. It got to a point where if I read “bouncy breasts” or “beautiful breasts” one more time I was just going to give up. 
This wasn’t my cup of tea and I feel like I’ve read better stories like this.
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