A review by himpersonal
Five-Carat Soul by James McBride

emotional funny hopeful informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I still prefer some of McBride’s older works, but this was a first for me - I guess you could call this a book of short stories? I question it because even though the stories are unrelated, they all feel like the same voices. Overall, I liked this book more than I expected I would.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Murder, War