steve_sanders's review against another edition
2.0
See it before. Like the movie Crash, but somehow more tedious.
asieee's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
eliane37's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kyralolrawrxd's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-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
2.25
clairevn's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Note: includes a few slurs like the n word
mcatsambas's review against another edition
4.0
I appreciated the premise and thought it was very ambitious of the author to address issues like war and racism through the lives of individual characters. I liked reading about the characters but I felt like there was a bit too much distance between them and the reader.
onion's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, Car accident, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Blood, and Bullying
dr_manuela_reads's review against another edition
5.0
What a story! I could not put it down. Nora and Jeremy were wonderful characters and rooting for them was not difficult.
Having grown up to that area I could easily visualize everything. Some have reviewed that the author put everything in here - racism, drugs, veteran, hate crime, etc. But if you knew the area you would know all of these are front and central for this area. None is more overt than the other. They all live in relation to one another and she did a fantastic job of describing an area where all of these social ills intermingle.
Having grown up to that area I could easily visualize everything. Some have reviewed that the author put everything in here - racism, drugs, veteran, hate crime, etc. But if you knew the area you would know all of these are front and central for this area. None is more overt than the other. They all live in relation to one another and she did a fantastic job of describing an area where all of these social ills intermingle.
abrswf's review against another edition
5.0
A very good novel, with each character voice pitch perfect. It’s a low key portrayal of how much we other each other, how corrosive and even deadly racism is, and the endless micro aggressions every minority endures. Among the topics the book hits, gently but powerfully, are racism, homophobia, chauvinism and gender bias, anti immigrant bias, fat shaming, and anti-Islamic bias.