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Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

13 reviews

cde10's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

ptitirodactyle's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

I can understand why some people might like this book. Sadly it wasn’t the case for me. I found the characters very one-dimensional. I didn’t really feel like they were real nor did I care enough about them to be invested in the story. Their arcs felt superficial.

Maybe I’m too cynical but I didn’t feel compelled by the rich people become woke narrative. Being a white saviour to feel better about yourself without actually confronting your biases and privilege doesn’t make one a good person.

The book tried to tackle racism and classism as well but it all felt disingenuous. The lower class characters were actually middle class and quite privileged themselves.

I liked the first half of the book especially Georgiana’s hypocrisy  calling herself a well-traveled woman while not knowing that the UAE is a country. The second half is where I lost interest.

As it was the author’s debut I would still be interested in reading her future works to see her evolution.

If you want to read a good complexly nuanced book about rich people in New York I would easily recommend Trust by Hernan Diaz.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

desana75's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Classism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Drug use

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Drug abuse, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Vomit, Death, Alcohol, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, and Fatphobia

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

3.5

I almost stopped reading this book after about 30 pages.  It appeared to be another "poor little rich kids" book set in New York.  However, I continued and ended up with a book with a different take on the same old story.  I applaud the author's direction with the book, but there were enough dull moments that I can't give this book four stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, Classism, and Medical content

Minor: Car accident

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.75

Read this if you want to roll your eyes at the most un-selfaware characters of all time. I thought this was an entertaining, thought provoking look at the dynamics between a wealthy New York family, but that it tried a little too hard to make me sympathize with certain characters (Georgiana). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

sambo_0103's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Classism, and Drug use

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Grief, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Infidelity

Minor: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, and Body shaming

katiejohns's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Infidelity

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

Minor: Fire/Fire injury