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teatoto's review against another edition
3.0
Tiffany McDaniel scrive indubbiamente molto bene, anche se alcune parti mi sono sembrate degli esercizi di retorica, infatti l’autrice usa le parole talmente bene, da risultare quasi artificiose, come se sapesse esattamente come rendere un testo straziante e lo facesse di proposito. Ma io mi chiedo perchè così tanto dolore? Personalmente non amo i libri pieni di così tanta sofferenza, non voglio leggere un libro e strapparmi le vene, per quanto mi fa male. Non sono sicura di volere dare una seconda chance a questa autrice.
lydiacherith's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
sageyywageyy's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
patkohn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
absolute_bookery's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Took me a while to get into it but my god that broke my heart.
juju109's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Solid read. Incredible tagline/origin for a novel: the devil’s answered a call to come to Breathed. Loved the themes discussed in the book, there’s a lot of social issues (racism, homophobia) dealt with gracefully. Prejudice, phobias, the bond between brothers, big morality questions as well such as is there evil and what is it and can you even spot it correctly? and justice and more. HIV, suicide, a lot of stuff really. Strong To Kill A Mockingbird vibes, which i liked as well. I love the small-southern-town vibes in a novel. McDaniel knows how to write a poignant ending, and overall emotion-inducing books. Betty was similarly filled with pain and trauma (not in a voyeur way though, just the way life can be).
The only thing i didnt love was the narration with old Fielding talking about his life from a different timeline. It does work and it’s important to get his viewpoint but also… not fully convinced. I feel like maybe the author would do it differently if she got to rewrite it (this is her first published novel). Also strong beginning and end but maybe the middle is not as gripping idk. I’ll definitely read her latest novel On The Savage Side.
The only thing i didnt love was the narration with old Fielding talking about his life from a different timeline. It does work and it’s important to get his viewpoint but also… not fully convinced. I feel like maybe the author would do it differently if she got to rewrite it (this is her first published novel). Also strong beginning and end but maybe the middle is not as gripping idk. I’ll definitely read her latest novel On The Savage Side.
nosialla2206's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
3.75
thechanelmuse's review
1.0
The Summer that Melted Everything wants to be the child of To Kill a Mockingbird, a book I loathe.
This is hands down the worst book I've ever read. I feel sorry for the pages that were bounded together to hold the ink of this story. The white author of this book gives life to the white perspectives of a fictional white town with characters like Grayson Elohim steeped in cult, racist ideology—amongst a whole list of other things, like lynching, homophobia, AIDS, rape, incest, violence, suicide, abuse, and cannibalism to name a few—that's set in Ohio in 1984 (the Orwellian year). What's the author's aim? To explore good and evil, and humanize the white community by the end while the presence of the lone, mysterious Black boy named Sal, who's declared to be the devil early on in this mess of a tale, is merely a prop to position their humanization.
Despite my sentiment for the pages holding the ink, the n-word still manages to fly off. In this soaring race, the slur for gay folks is hopping right behind. Everything is heavy-handed in this book from the vile language
This is hands down the worst book I've ever read. I feel sorry for the pages that were bounded together to hold the ink of this story. The white author of this book gives life to the white perspectives of a fictional white town with characters like Grayson Elohim steeped in cult, racist ideology—amongst a whole list of other things, like lynching, homophobia, AIDS, rape, incest, violence, suicide, abuse, and cannibalism to name a few—that's set in Ohio in 1984 (the Orwellian year). What's the author's aim? To explore good and evil, and humanize the white community by the end while the presence of the lone, mysterious Black boy named Sal, who's declared to be the devil early on in this mess of a tale, is merely a prop to position their humanization.
Despite my sentiment for the pages holding the ink, the n-word still manages to fly off. In this soaring race, the slur for gay folks is hopping right behind. Everything is heavy-handed in this book from the vile language