A review by nicoleisalwaysreading
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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

4.0

wow. one of those rare books that echoes way beyond an initial read and begs to be read again. brilliant and painful and hopeful. so much brutality and violence that it overwhelmed and numbed me by the end.

there were many, many layers and themes spinning and converging in this one and I’m not sure they were given the same space to unfold. the introduction of each of them in a dystopian sci-fi world that doesn’t seem very far away or fictional at all was awe-inspiring.
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