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

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Sometimes Adjei-Brenyah’s writing can be hard to follow; there are a lot of dystopian descriptions, characters, and strange character names. It’s not always my favorite and it can feel a little clunky at times.

But holy shit, which is the same feeling I had while reading Friday Black. You read his footnotes and suddenly the line between fiction and reality is alarmingly blurry. It leaves you screaming and it damn-well should.