Reviews

Maroons by adrienne maree brown

hannahmartian's review

challenging hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

helenmeigs's review

5.0

Absolutely could not put down, so so good and moving and magical. An absolute must read of hope and grief and community and using the resources you have available

ashtonj's review

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

4.0

moonwhiskers's review

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

essjay's review against another edition

5.0

Goddamn. 

matchstickdarling's review

challenging emotional funny mysterious slow-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

senkahawke's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

dominic_piacentini's review

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.75

After really enjoying the first book in this series, I am sad to say the second installment simply did not land for me. The more I read, the more of a slog this book became. The book lacks any kind of conflict, either interpersonal or “the heart in conflict with itself.” Dune is a body that moves through space, and little more. Generally speaking, Maroons is simply a 260-page list of things that happened. It all feels rather aimless, until our main characters chance upon a community of survivors — which would be interesting if the community didn’t feel like an AI generated image of leftist ideology. None of it felt … real. I appreciate amb’s vision here, but the only reason this book was not DNF was because I skimmed the last 50 pages out of complete desperation. Two stars for good intention, but unbearably dull execution. 

longl's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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? No

3.0

ashbabe's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

3.25