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teeslooseleaf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism
The ending may be triggering for SA survivors.voyage_of_a_time_wanderer's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, and Police brutality
Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual harassment
Minor: Islamophobia and Dementia
analenegrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I normally don't like books that jump around timeline-wise, but Stringfellow's use of the characters and their history was enjoyable and easy to follow. I also don't usually like books that weave multiple major historical events into their characters' lives, but again Stringfellow's writing on things like the
All of her characters had such full and big personalities, even the side characters. I especially loved Miss Dawn and Stanley, both serving as characters who moved the plots and offered direct support for each of the characters, while still being developed as their own characters. As a Jewish person who lives in the South, I especially thought Stanley was an interesting character because he operates as such a picture of Southern Jewishness and the way it functions very differently from Northern Jewishness, including being more involved in non-Jewish communities and being considered more "assimilationist," for lack of a better term.
All-in-all, I imagine Memphis is a book I will reread in the years to come as I imagine there is more to glean from it than just from a first read!
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War
brenee_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Sexual harassment
smallsurvivor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual harassment