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mar's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
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
danimacuk's review against another edition
- 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
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
noveltay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Emotional abuse
florecita_lectora's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism
Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, and Toxic relationship
jonathaneden's review against another edition
- 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
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
bookishbutch's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Hate crime, and Murder
lilias's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Child death, Sexual content, Grief, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Blood, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, and Terminal illness
Minor: Death of parent
oinkoink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia
rorikae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Hilton is living a good life with his wife and his two children until his wife suddenly begins receiving racist threats. As the only elected African American judge in their county, they suspect this is coming from one of the men she previously prosecuted but there is trouble pinning down exactly who is sending the threats. As these threats stack up, Hilton begins to have bizarre dreams that seem to merge into his reality. Seemingly tied to these threats and potentially to a near fatal accident when he was a child, Hilton begins to wonder if his dreams are caused by the stress of the threats or by a supernatural force.
Tananarive Due is so good at introducing relatable characters and then slowly turning up the horror in their lives. That is true in the first book of hers I read, 'The Good House,' and is just as true in 'The Between.' Due introduces us to Hilton as a child and then we jump into his life as an adult as we get to know his family, his job, and his day to day life. She then promptly disrupts this normalcy with the racist threats that Hilton's wife receives and his mental state as he tries to protect his family. As his dreams begin to escalate, Due keeps the reader guessing right alongside Hilton, wondering if he is having a psychic break or if there is something supernatural to his increasingly frightening dreams. Due weaves in grander themes just as we are pulled into the specificity of Hilton's experience.
I'm a bit conflicted about the ending but I do think it would be a good book to discuss as part of a book club. I think the ending fits even if it isn't the ending that I would have hoped for.
Whenever I am looking for a book that will bring horror right alongside an engaging story and relatable characters, I will definitely be turning to more of Due's work.
Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Sexual content