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A review by sarah984
There There by Tommy Orange
challenging
reflective
sad
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? Yes
4.5
I really liked this a lot: a story of various interconnected characters converging on a tragedy that is foreshadowed early on but impossible to look away from. Each character had a unique voice so they were easy to tell apart even though there were so many. It bugged me a bit that some chapters were in first person and some were in third (one even in second!) but not enough to really affect my enjoyment. I'll think about this book for a long time.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Colonisation