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drossg's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Reviewing this book and rating it is difficult due to the controversies surrounding the author. Regarding my rating: reading this was not necessarily “enjoyable”, but you cannot help but care about the characters. That being said, the controversies surrounding the author make the work itself just feel cynical. But, do bad people have things perhaps worth saying and to consider? Hopefully, I think.
I will say, I do want to read the other books (I read this one because I wanted to read them, and that I still do is a mark in its favor). What does Yunior look like grown up? How does a grown up Junot Diaz write him? Hopefully one day we will find out.
I will say, I do want to read the other books (I read this one because I wanted to read them, and that I still do is a mark in its favor). What does Yunior look like grown up? How does a grown up Junot Diaz write him? Hopefully one day we will find out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
daisymaytwizell's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
One review describes Diaz's work as "an angry swarm of short stories... with such furious and unrelenting energy that they finally fuse together into a whole", and I don't know if there could be a better summary of this work
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Violence
Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Vomit
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