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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Too slow, couldn’t get into it
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A historical tale of how indigo became the main export of the colony of South Carolina.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Well written story about an inspiring young woman but I docked points, on principle, by nature of being about a “benevolent” slave owner.
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
DNF. I got 50% through when I got sick of waiting for it to redeem itself. I can’t help cringing at this true story about the daughter of a southern plantation and slave owner. Yes there are passages pulled from the real girl’s diary that she thought slavery was bad, but that doesn’t stop her from using the knowledge and labor of the slaves at her disposal to save her crops.
My last straw was a passage of her specifying that she *technically* didn’t own the slaves, her father did. So that makes it ok?!?
This book is positioning her as a plucky and charming and magnanimous heroine (and assuming the reader will give her a pass) just because she didn’t whip her slaves. I get that her attitude was ahead of its time in the 1700s, but I don’t have the patience to read praise for it today.
(Listened to audiobook)
My last straw was a passage of her specifying that she *technically* didn’t own the slaves, her father did. So that makes it ok?!?
This book is positioning her as a plucky and charming and magnanimous heroine (and assuming the reader will give her a pass) just because she didn’t whip her slaves. I get that her attitude was ahead of its time in the 1700s, but I don’t have the patience to read praise for it today.
(Listened to audiobook)
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-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:
Complicated