mlgardner1 's review for:

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

4.0

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was almost a dnf because it was slow going. Lots of explicit violence. Unfortunately, another dystopian novel that could easily become real life. But the ending made the book for me. I would definitely read the sequel or watch a movie adaptation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Murder

This was almost a dnf because it was slow going. Lots of explicit violence. Unfortunately, another dystopian novel that could easily become real life. But the ending made the book for me. I would definitely read the sequel or watch a movie adaptation.