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i am invested!!! the groundwork for complex characters is being laid 👀

i really love the characterization of these characters so far. i’ve heard lots of people saying that this is a very difficult read so we’ll see how it goes.

also why is this book so loooonnnngggg 😭

4.5

loved the prose! i don’t 100% agree with some of the character decisions, however the two narratives were interesting to read and i’ve thought about it a LOT since finishing

content is interesting, but damn i am STRUGGLING to get through this

wow i am LOVING this!!! it hasn’t even felt like 100 pages. the prose is fantastic-descriptive, clear, and very impactful.

extremely excited to see how this develops! everything about this is so interesting

now is not the time to read this book. i will pick it up later!

oh my god i think i’m going to love this book

there are some nice moments but i’m mostly just bored

this is a heavy read, but i feel like it should be mandatory for anyone (ESPECIALLY white people) who wants to engage in antiracist work.

black americans have been violated for so long :(

this book is so enlightening. knowing how caste is woven into the fiber of american existence makes state sponsored violence make sense :(

i am LOVING this so far!!!! it’s easy to understand and gives very direct verbiage to talk about institutional / social oppression

this prose is EXHAUSTING

i’m touched by this WAY more than i thought i would be! man, mormons are getting a lot of public attention 😅

sean makes me feel ✨sick✨

this doesn’t feel like a first draft it feels like a 0.5 draft. Carlton focuses on a few scenes she wants to and seems to disregard how the rest of the story is strung together. action sequences that should have been featured get skipped, character info is dumped instead of being dialogue, and zade is an all powerful god until he’s not.

this needed more time to cook. it’s too long and frankly incoherent