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Dreck by A.S. King

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alyssaines's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

monica_heim's review against another edition

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5.0

This is an uncomfortable read, it is meant to be. It discusses a lot of injustices; poverty, racial discrimination, sexual assault, domestic violence, and toxic family relationships. Dig somehow manages to do all of these justice in 400 pages while remaining intriguing. This is a book I will continue to think about for a long time and an author I will read more from.
it's ironic that our ancestors were able to avoid poisoning themselves on the plants, and yet rose to poison the whole world with themselves.

gloomy_goober's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow.

margeryb's review against another edition

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4.0

Me during the first third of this book - "I don't like it." Me during the middle third of this book - "Okay, I can admit this is a creative, ambitious, well-written book, but I'm just not connecting to it." Me during the last third of the book - "What's gonna happen next? How is this all going to come together? I need to know."

Dig is a slow burn novel about generational family drama/trauma that starts with all these disparate characters and storylines that eventually come together with a twist that is hidden in plain sight and written in a very artistic way. A few narrative edges could've been smoother imho, but a book that took me from uninterested to compelled across its reading.

abby_crowder's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

1.0

I did not enjoy this book AT ALL.

ecote525's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5 stars. brilliantly executed with many layers. loved this so much. (meh on the ending which is why it's not a perfect 5 stars for me). Don't know if I should have read this so close to Sadie, but these were definitely 2 powerful books that hit me in the gut and heart.