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West Side Story by Irving Shulman

mutu93's review

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dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

llychu's review

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3.0

ngl its a whole lotta nothing (also read it for english instead of the usual romeo and juliet)
i feel like they couldve touched more on Anybodys, like i feel like she never really redeemed herself by the end and the ending was also disappointing
like yeah it follows the same kind of forbidden love format as romeo and juliet but the ending was so unfulfilling like this was definitely not one of those books that had me staring at the wall contemplating my life after

in summary i would recommend this book only if you miss reading romeo and juliet in highschool and youre looking for something similar, but other than that this is an easy skip

dondrasaur's review

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No

3.0

cookielid's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

stacyhowe13's review against another edition

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challenging 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? Yes

4.0

streamwall's review against another edition

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2.5

“The city was built to live long past its inhabitants”

amanda_rodrigues's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mlangel's review

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4.0

Was really a nice story. It was short, but really did not feel that way. Beautiful retelling of Romeo and Juliet in a more modern way.

mdpbernal's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

4.0