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libbyslibrary 's review for:
Chain-Gang All-Stars
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
dark
informative
sad
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:
Complicated
I needed to sit with this for a few days before I wrote my review. This book was so heavy but necessary. I recommend listening to the audiobook, the narrators did such beautiful job brining these characters to life. I love the way the author blended in facts and statistics of our current system into this dystopian story. This book will stick with me forever. Our penal system is rotted to the core and if you weren’t an abolitionist before this book you will be after.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder