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The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

mvcunningham54's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

im_paulina's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.75

The prose was absolutely fantastic. I was captivated by each character. But definitely a hard read.

worm_season's review against another edition

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2.0

I really wish that I could be a fan of this book because when I first read the premise I was really excited to read it. However, the more I got into the story the more confused I got some the story not only jumps through different timelines at random sections it also jumps through different perspectives of narration (between third person and second person). This made the book extremely hard to read and I just couldn't bring myself to focus on anything the words said since the sentences were lengthy and overly poetic to the point where this book would have been better written as a series of poems. The premise was really good and I really wanted to learn more about the history this book was based off of, but the writing style just wasn't for me.

However, if you are a fan of more poetic and symbolistic styles of writing then I definitely recommend this book!

sharnisreading's review against another edition

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emotional informative tense

5.0

cwrite's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

A poetic wonder of prose, this powerful story weaves compelling characters with stunning craftsmanship

jennystoorad's review against another edition

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3.0

An exploration of love, paternity, loneliness, and religion on a southern plantation, with flashbacks to the richness of the tribal culture of the African homeland and a chorus of Prophets guiding the narrative.

Marked down for an excess of confusing, poetic sections that brought me out of the narrative more than I would have liked. It seemed like a slog to read at times and longer than was necessary.

infinitesoleilreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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sharaya's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 ⭐️ Really beautiful writing, I just didn’t connect with it as much as I wanted to

brianreadsbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

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