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The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

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jessgordon_'s review

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challenging dark sad tense

5.0

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kaehess's review against another edition

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5.0

This was such a fun and compelling read! Love the revamp of Carrie but with the added racial component. I enjoyed the variety of voices we saw this story from and loved the added elements outside of the main bulk of the writing. This was also a fantastic audiobook, highly recommend and will be rewatching Carrie promptly, as well as finally reading the original.

bkrisanda23's review against another edition

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tense medium-paced

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

4.5

ibeforem's review

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4.0

This is a retelling of Stephen King's Carrie with a racial lens, and I thought it was well done. The book bounces back and forth between the narrative and a podcast that is being made about the final event that provides some more insight. Unfortunately I felt like that final confrontation felt rushed. There's so much build-up and then everything happens in a hurry and is done. I did appreciate the ambiguous ending.

gisellealexa's review against another edition

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dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

cocoanut7's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Really enjoyed this. The ending conclusion was a bit heavy handed for me - I didn’t love being told what to think. The entire story was super nuanced until the last five minutes. And then it took a stance I was a bit surprised at. Super fun twist on a classic and presented a myriad of perspectives on race in a really well done way. Except for the end.

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