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A review by juliej0715
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
I loved this book. It was a slow start for me, but I also read it in super small chunks at first so it was hard to keep people straight. About 1/3 in, it really picked up and I couldn't stop thinking about it and reading it. It's so sad yet perpetually full of hope and love and friendship and caring, and reflecting on what's important in life. It was so good I want to read it again. I wish there were more books exactly like this one. I also loved it being set in boystown (now northalsted) Chicago and knowing all the places they were going around Lakeview and the city. Just so good overall.
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic