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Brutes by Dizz Tate

6 reviews

sajones1's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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savvylit's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

4.0

The collective perspective? Impeccable. The Central Florida setting as character? Humid and palpable. The mysteriousness and obsession? Realistic.

Brutes is a delightful book that is thematically and structurally in conversation with Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides. Teen girls are the central obsession. Readers are only allowed to get to know said girls as far as what is witnessed directly by a group of younger kids in the neighborhood; in Brutes' case, the collective witnesses are also girls themselves.

The only reason this novel isn't five stars for me is that I felt like some of the mysterious elements of this story needed to be better developed. Just when something creepy would happen or begin to happen, there was a jump in scenery. I just wanted fewer loose threads by the time I finished Brutes.

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madeline_p4's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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lv00009's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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lap1n's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

I suggest you check the content warning before picking this up as it is being presented as a ~weird girlhood vibes~ story when its a little bit more than that

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jennifercheck's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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