Reviews tagging 'Deportation'

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson

6 reviews

rebekah_florence's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

Caleb has to know that EVERYTHING he touches turns to gold. How on EARTH do I go from wanting to shake some sense into the Dad in 2/3 of the book to sobbing about his backstory in one Azumah-Nelson style second person chapter?! PLEASE 😭  I love the way that he infuses music and food within the lives of his characters.  The music that fuels the main character and his community has its own life within the story.  If I was able to put the book down, I would have dedicated time to chronicling the music via playlist. 

The only critique that I have for the novel is that I wish he would have found different phrasings to describe the pockets of community, moments of joy, or intense experiences our main character came into contact with other than ‘small worlds’.  The first time it was used hit hard but after that, it felt unnecessarily repetitive.   

So many of the characters move from lost to found throughout the novel and their transformations are so glorious to watch.  What is for you will never leave you. What is for you will find you.  What is for you will come back to you. I can’t wait for his next release. Until then, this will stick with me ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation and Police brutality

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

alexdayhey's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Death of parent, Deportation, Hate crime, Racism, and Violence

clairew97's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Drug use, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Deportation, Alcohol, and Cursing

sloanefg's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Deportation, and Death of parent

flashandoutbreak's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Deportation

lochanreads's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.5

A tender and beautifully-crafted narrative. One of the most heartfelt books I've read in a long time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Death of parent, Racism, Deportation, and Grief