kimveach 's review for:

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

3.5

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I wanted to like this book more than I did.  The dual timelines broke up the story too much for me.  I preferred the story set in 1980s Chicago to the one in the present day.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic