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

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

2.5

Slow. Brutal. Not for me. Graphically, explicitly, relentlessly dark. 
My mom was reading at the same time as me and I got to a point where I stopped reading to warn her to put it down and not continue further, but it was too late for me at the point so I finished it. 

If you don’t like the first 20 pages, do not continue. Check the content warnings and take them very seriously. 
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