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cmloia 's review for:
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
by Dawnie Walton
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
With the same interview-style writing as Daisy Jones focused on a musical act, this was an absolute slam dunk read and IMO surpasses its predecessor. In addition to weaving togethera picture of the Opal & Nev duo, the story is threaded throughout with the racial strife of the times that pushes forward to present day. The plot was surprising and twisty-turvy--the way my jaw HIT THE GODDAMN FLOOR at the last paragraph of Part I, I was aghast.
***quotes***
"Suddenly these same people were up in arms. And that right there is very typical of white people--won't do what's right till they're directly affected." (149)
"What I find interesting is that we're focusing now on the violence that's done against the man in the song. We're not talking at all about the violence he commits against the woman in the first place, the casual and awful violence he commits against her body." (244)
***quotes***
"Suddenly these same people were up in arms. And that right there is very typical of white people--won't do what's right till they're directly affected." (149)
"What I find interesting is that we're focusing now on the violence that's done against the man in the song. We're not talking at all about the violence he commits against the woman in the first place, the casual and awful violence he commits against her body." (244)