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Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

bookworm_rn's review against another edition

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3.0

This is based on a true case of unauthorized sterilization of 2 young girls in Montgomery in the 70s. It’s an interesting story and the writing is well done. There’s a bit of legal stuff during the actual court case which I get dragged a bit bit overall a solid read.

lwnalty's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

unlyke_li's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

debbieliz83's review against another edition

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

4.5

genannj's review against another edition

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5.0

This was an excellent book! It had a great storyline and kept me engaged. I just wanted to keep reading it to find what would happen next. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

kdominey's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

leah_huolohan's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

tresjanie's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

katstanton's review against another edition

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emotional informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

nocuplongenough's review against another edition

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

5.0