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A review by heathero621
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
emotional
reflective
sad
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
3.0
This book is about Patsy, a young Jamaican woman that is going to the US to follow her friend, but when she gets to the US, it isn't anything like how she expected. The book also follows her daughter Tru growing up in Jamaica without her mother.
I listened to the audiobook and I liked the narrator and her accent that I think really added to the book. The parts that I didn't like about the audiobook is that sometimes you could tell when they had stopped and restarted the production. The volume would be different or the tone a little off from what it was. It was a little distracting. It is also read really slow and I had to increase the speed to 2.15-2.3, which is usually too fast for me! Onto the book! I thought that this book should've been edited down. There were too many parts for me that were a bit boring and slow moving. I would find my mind wandering a lot during the book and would have to rewind and listen again. I did think that a lot of the story was interesting and I liked getting to know Patsy and Tru's characters.
I listened to the audiobook and I liked the narrator and her accent that I think really added to the book. The parts that I didn't like about the audiobook is that sometimes you could tell when they had stopped and restarted the production. The volume would be different or the tone a little off from what it was. It was a little distracting. It is also read really slow and I had to increase the speed to 2.15-2.3, which is usually too fast for me! Onto the book! I thought that this book should've been edited down. There were too many parts for me that were a bit boring and slow moving. I would find my mind wandering a lot during the book and would have to rewind and listen again. I did think that a lot of the story was interesting and I liked getting to know Patsy and Tru's characters.