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A review by sammyofthevalley
All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This wasn’t my type of book - I don’t usually read sad endings or books which are completely focused on angst. However, I also feel justified in disliking it, as the main character never develops. My FAVORITE part of books is character development, but the only upward motion we see in S is because of a time skip when the development has happened without the reader. I would have liked a lot more payoff for suffering through her situation. But that’s how life is
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Classism, and Deportation