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The Between by Tananarive Due

14 reviews

mar's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, and Hate crime

Moderate: Infidelity, Child death, and Gun violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Sexual content, Animal death, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

takecoverbooksptbo's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Addiction, and Car accident

Minor: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Stalking

georgiaaa's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Hate crime, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident and Domestic abuse

rknitss's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This is a beautifully written book that deals with grief, survivors, guilt, and perception of reality. It is also horror fiction that plays (gently) with the idea of the multiverse and what it would be like to live in a state between life and death. Warnings for: hate crimes, more casual racism and infidelity.
I selected "strong character development" because Hilton develops A Lot in this novel but he doesn't necessarily end better than he started. I enjoyed the writing, the pacing, the tension and the sense of unreality that seeped in as Hilton's dreams steadily got worse. 
10/10 would recommend if you want to have an unhealthy relationship with sleep for a hot minute.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Hate crime

danimacuk'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Homophobia

savvylit's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Between is a time-bending paranormal mystery that fits squarely in the category of "fever dream." Alongside Hilton, Due has her readers questioning what is real and what is a dream. Or are our dreams really just portals into alternate timelines? The eventual suggestion that you could be stalked by a murderer via your dreams is truly chilling. Additionally, the way that Due fuses Hilton and his wife's trauma-informed anxieties about racially motivated hatred with the paranormal terrors makes this already nerve-wracking book even more so.

As a whole, I really enjoyed descending into sleepless mania with Hilton as he attempted to solve the mystery of his unusual life. My only qualm with The Between was that I wanted to know more about Hilton's grandmother and how she discovered her dream abilities.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Car accident, Gun violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, and Toxic relationship

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Racial slurs, Car accident, Gaslighting, Grief, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Drug use, Child death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Minor: Bullying, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

jonathaneden's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Violence, Murder, Hate crime, Racism, Racial slurs, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

sdsmith80's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

<strong>What a debut!</strong>

I read this book for a bookclub I'm in (shout-out to the Ghoulish Discord bookclub!) and I'm very pleased with the pick! It is truly very well written, and it's really hard to believe that this was her debut novel. The characterizations were excellent, and it was easy to slip into Hilton's head as he felt like he was losing his sanity. 

By the end I very much cared about each person, and dreaded the conclusion. Even though there were plenty of clues leading up to the final moments, and I had a good idea of what was going to happen, it didn't lessen the emotional impact when it came. 

There is a reason Tananarive Due is so well regarded, and this book illustrates it clearly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Death, Gore, Blood, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Car accident, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Minor: Grief, Gun violence, and Homophobia