If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

If I Survive You

Jonathan Escoffery

260 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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A major debut, blazing with style and heart, that follows a Jamaican family striving for more in Miami, and introduces a generational storyteller.In the 1970s, Topper and Sanya flee to Miami as political violence consumes their native Kingston. Bu...

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Community Reviews

3.72
based on 2,686 reviews

Moods

emotional: 74%

reflective: 66%

sad: 50%

dark: 43%

challenging: 36%

tense: 25%

funny: 22%

hopeful: 7%

informative: 7%

adventurous: 6%

inspiring: 3%

lighthearted: 1%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

16% of readers chose fast
68% of readers chose medium
15% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
22% of readers chose A mix
75% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
59% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

90% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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