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Fables and Spells: Collected and New Short Fiction and Poetry by adrienne maree brown

onespaceymother's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

4.25

I struggled to pick it back up a few times, but then enjoyed it every time I did. I love poetry, but sometimes have to force myself to it. I read a lot of this book out loud to myself which helped quite a bit. I very much enjoyed the short stories. Favorite stories/poems: a moon kind of night, Nikki Giovanni in Space, I’m Rare, The Children (a solstice poem), and Marla and the Creation Committee.

nutmeag's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Fantastically written, refreshing, beautiful, inspiring. It's a mix of short stories and poetry, all with a flavor of magic. I'd rec it to anyone.

shadestate's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

river23's review

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

yetimantra's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

ruinstoroots's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

rainacorn's review

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emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

zephsd's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective

5.0

incredible, beautiful collection of poems, essays, short stories: Afro-centric, magic-filled, one of my favorites from 2023!

georgeryang's review

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

siobhans_shelf's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0