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Melissa Llanes Brownlee

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Average rating: 4.52 · 69 ratings · 16 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bitter Over Sweet 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Small Fictions 2023 by Nathan Leslie (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Catherine McNamara (Editor), Michelle Elvy (Editor) 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hard Skin 4.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kahi and Lua: Tales of the First and the Second 4.93 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales From the Alien Buddha 5 by Alien Buddha, Ronyard Scott, Leah Mueller 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Melissa Brownlee and 1 other person liked Bronwen Griffiths's review of Bitter Over Sweet (SFWP Literary Awards): "This is a wonderful collection of flash fiction, revolving around the life of Tita and her family. I have never visited Hawaii but I got such a sense of Tita's world - her annoying mother and her siblings, the food she eats, the warmth of her extende" Read more of this review »
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Melissa Brownlee liked Jan Stinchcomb's review of Bitter Over Sweet (SFWP Literary Awards): "Always a pleasure to travel to the Hawaiian Islands (and beyond) with Melissa Llanes Brownlee. "
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Melissa Brownlee and 1 other person liked Nina Miller's review of Bitter Over Sweet (SFWP Literary Awards): "What a joy it is to explore the world of Tita and her family within one stunning collection of flash. Melissa Llanes Brownlee brings together works of flash that balance the familiarity of everyday family struggles with the clash of Hawaiian cultural" Read more of this review »
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