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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

32 reviews

christinaanna's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Infidelity

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Racism, Terminal illness, and Dementia

Minor: Abortion and Murder

imaginaryisobel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

3.0

Some really enjoyable stories and I could see this being a fave for other people I just wasn't majorly struck by any of them

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

canread_willread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

daniela_cruz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Devo dizer que fiquei agradavelmente surpreendida com este livro ao contrário da maioria das coleções de short stories que tenho lido em que a maioria tem sido hit or miss nesta coleção gostei de todas as histórias.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Racism

clarabooksit's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Death, Violence, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

ksuazo94's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Addiction and Abandonment

katndrsn's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse and Gun violence

earthtokb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault

anitra2319's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I read this book as a buddy read with a long distance friend of mine. I was expecting it to be a lighter read but I was completely wrong. Philyaw weaves marvelous and complex tales of what happens behind the closed doors of church ladies. Some of these stories were lighthearted and funny, but there were also a good amount that made me have to put the book down for awhile. 

I can’t wait to see what my friend thinks!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, and Alcohol

kaimetcalfe's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol