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A review by brooketreads
There There by Tommy Orange
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The beginning started out really strong for me. The writing throughout is really good. I wrote this in my story graph notes at 8%:
“The drone. I didn’t see it there. I saw an Indian. I saw a dancer.” 🥺
Some of the story lines were just so engaging and made me really feel for the characters.
But, then the characters just kept coming. I couldn’t keep them or the story lines straight. I feel like I need to reread and make a diagram. This may be a me problem, but it affected my enjoyment a little.
I liked how all the storylines were converging, but when they finally did I felt like the story was rushed.
The last 30 minutes though… Wow.
“The drone. I didn’t see it there. I saw an Indian. I saw a dancer.” 🥺
Some of the story lines were just so engaging and made me really feel for the characters.
But, then the characters just kept coming. I couldn’t keep them or the story lines straight. I feel like I need to reread and make a diagram. This may be a me problem, but it affected my enjoyment a little.
I liked how all the storylines were converging, but when they finally did I felt like the story was rushed.
The last 30 minutes though… Wow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Death, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Addiction