A review by mister_goldfish
Small Island by Andrea Levy

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Almost perfect and very moving. Just knocked a little off my score for a scene I didn't really want to read and a character arc which didn't make an awful lot of sense to me. But otherwise, very impressive.