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cami19's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
lesbrary's review against another edition
3.0
That was different than I was expecting. Still very good, but almost like poetry. Probably didn't benefit from being read quickly in one sitting.
dlberglund's review
2.0
Of all the Woodson books I have read, this one I liked least. Though the narrator is a child for most of the book, this is definitely not a children's or young adult book. It is harsh and I don't feel the ray of hope in this book. I need a ray of hope.
kwansbff's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The writing style is beautiful. Every sentence reads like poetry.
hstuart3's review
4.0
Definitely a first novel (and very heavy subject matter), but her writing is just so beautiful.
kevinhendricks's review against another edition
2.0
This is an early novel for adults from the master of the YA and kids books. It's definitely dark and dreary, full of sexual abuse and poverty. It has much of Woodson's characteristic poetic writing (though it's straight prose), but it's still rather depressing. I can see why it was hard to find.
butyougotmysoul's review
4.0
The ending happened a little too quickly and easily, but I still liked it. It felt like a natural cessation. I will have to read this book again, give it a little time to stew in my head before I can give it a real review, but let's just say I really enjoyed it.
danikaellis's review
3.0
That was different than I was expecting. Still very good, but almost like poetry. Probably didn't benefit from being read quickly in one sitting.
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