A review by rzh
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

i did really enjoy this but i felt like it lost a bit of momentum about 1/3 through - the author tried to keep it going for a little too long i think. re: the audiobook: i thought it was really well read but the person reading roy’s perspective made all of celestial’s speech in those parts sound really simpering and patronising which grated on me after a while. the writing was fantastic and i really enjoyed it for the most part 
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