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A review by katemc
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
A lot of four stars+ recently! In very different genres and for different reasons, lol.
I really, really liked the prose in this and the sort of sweeping nature of the story at large. A large cast of characters, a fleshed out town and community, and a story of injustice pulling us along. I was really immersed whenever I was reading it and tore through it pretty quickly and with very little effort!
It felt like it petered out just a bit near the end and I did have to go back and reread the prologue once it ended to remember how the aftermath was teased for us. I also felt like there were a few paragraphs where the author waxed poetic a bit about societal change/the future that felt a bit unnecessarily philosophical. But those were small things! I was emotionally wrapped up in this story and really recommend it!
I really, really liked the prose in this and the sort of sweeping nature of the story at large. A large cast of characters, a fleshed out town and community, and a story of injustice pulling us along. I was really immersed whenever I was reading it and tore through it pretty quickly and with very little effort!
It felt like it petered out just a bit near the end and I did have to go back and reread the prologue once it ended to remember how the aftermath was teased for us. I also felt like there were a few paragraphs where the author waxed poetic a bit about societal change/the future that felt a bit unnecessarily philosophical. But those were small things! I was emotionally wrapped up in this story and really recommend it!