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A review by throwback682
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Did not finish book. Stopped at 72%.
I had to stop reading this book when I got to the part where Dodo meets the Son of Man. : It’s implied that he’s a pedophile. I tried to find out online whether it goes any further than that / if there’s a child rape scene / how graphic it is. but I wasn’t able to find the information so I just had to stop.
My impressions of the first 70% of the audiobook were
- that the narrator is really talented and voices many different characters distinctly and well.
- there are a ton of characters and it’s hard to keep everyone straight. There was constantly a new person entering and their backstory being told. The book was really trying to do a lot. It felt like how I tell stories when I don’t have my ADHD meds.
- but many of the characters were very compelling and I do want to know how it ends
My impressions of the first 70% of the audiobook were
- that the narrator is really talented and voices many different characters distinctly and well.
- there are a ton of characters and it’s hard to keep everyone straight. There was constantly a new person entering and their backstory being told. The book was really trying to do a lot. It felt like how I tell stories when I don’t have my ADHD meds.
- but many of the characters were very compelling and I do want to know how it ends
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Confinement
Moderate: Pedophilia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Sexual violence