smithareads 's review for:

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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: Complicated

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80% of the book was slow paced and a backstory for the multiple plot twists.  I did like the writing, felt for each and every character. But the last part felt so rushed through. Still though great story telling.