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A review by bookishbrenbren
Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was... good. But hella confusing... the parts I enjoyed most were also the parts that confused me the most lol particularly the narration by a Greek chorus/godlike first personal plural robot/ai/overlords, also the snippets from the book within the book. All in all, highly worth the read but also very off putting? I guess?
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Addiction, Violence, Abandonment, Drug abuse, and Homophobia