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Luster by Raven Leilani

_niva_'s review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

typicallyvillainous's review against another edition

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

5.0

kaygo2490's review against another edition

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4.0

For the author's first novel, she did a good job. I would love to see this story in a movie.

4/5 stars

emankus22's review against another edition

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3.0

I loved reading this. It was dreamy and ethereal. However, it felt so dissociative for me. I didn’t understand what was going on. I didn’t know what the protagonist wanted so it was hard to root for her and then none of the other characters were fleshed out enough to root for them, either. This book felt like a really hot humid day. It just kept going on, there wasn’t much point, but I’m really glad I read it regardless.

tequilatallulah's review against another edition

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3.0

DNF unfortunately. This just didn’t land for me. Maybe one to revisit? The writing is interesting and so is the plot but I just wasn’t interested in finishing.

dainaholder_'s review against another edition

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

4.25

t1mcoco's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

carlynclark's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

longcommutelit's review against another edition

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4.0

Kind of an NYT best-seller type plot but with richer prose, thereby making it much more memorable. It speaks volumes that Leilani can carry tension between parties for so long without (excessively) exhausting the storyline.

egc2ab's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25