Reviews

The Resisters by Gish Jen

mssweenlsn's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring tense 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

5.0

spongeamy's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

Dystopian novel about baseball! You don’t see that every day! Thoroughly enjoyed it, yet it scared me at the same time.

walruz's review against another edition

2.0

The book does no honor to baseball and ends up rather transparent and clunky allegory of current social divides.

emmavenetis's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring tense 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

4.5

jacobthewilson's review against another edition

inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

_lena_874's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

3.0

jnjarnot's review against another edition

4.0

4.5

makealongstorycourt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Aahhhhh what a niche book that just gives me all the feels!

Dystopian fiction and feminist baseball and uprisings to revolutions?! I ate this shit up. This book was made for me. 

The plot was great. I was interested throughout and the dystopian world felt realistic. I could not tell you a good reason why this book sat on my shelves for so long. Even the cover just screams me. 

There were a few parts of the book that were a bit overwritten, but that’s my only note. 

craftbuzz's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

pentlacj's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75