I have to say that I have not been as disappointed by many books, but this one leads the pack as far as disappointments goes. I spent months listening to friends tell me how great this book is and after reading multiple reviews saying the same thing I picked it up and started reading it. I will agree with all of the reviews out there that said this was a story that needed to be told and that said that this was so important for the times and struggles that our current society is going through, but I don't think this book was the one to do it.
For starters, I felt nothing for the main character. Her character was flatter than a pancake, well maybe more crepe than pancake. Her relationship with her family and friends were totally cookie cutter and generic. There was some conflict, but I just felt like all of the characters were so flat and I wasn't able to immerse myself into them because of that which really made the book drag on. On top of that, I also felt that there was no movement in between the "action" if you will. And the parts that you could consider "action,' were done and over with within paragraphs.
Since I don't really have anything positive to say about this book, my review is going to be short and sweet. I'm glad Angie Thomas made the attempt to tell the story about Starr and her neighborhood, I just wish it could have been done in about 150 less pages with a little more editing and more dynamic characters.
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