A review by emilywemily6
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Wow this was amazing. This book looks at the human condition and balanced both a dystopian world and our own current political climate to teach about the injustices of the prison system in the US and the systemic racism found there. I learned a lot of actual data and saw the implications of that data in this dystopian world. While I didn't relate to any of the characters particularly, I felt deeply connected to them as human beings and the choices they had made to get where they were in the story. Everyone needs to read this book.
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