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floorvm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
Laat ik beginnen met dat dit een goed boek is. Een rijke historie van jaren aan onrecht in een zwarte stamboom.
Het is prima geschreven, het verhaal is goed te volgen maar het greep me niet, wat ik wel had verwacht. Ondanks dat het boek gaat over verschrikkelijke jaren van slavernij, misbruik en racisme, was ik niet emotioneel geïnvesteerd. Dit leest waarschijnlijk heel anders als je zelf een zwarte achtergrond hebt, maar aangezien dit voor mij niet geldt vond ik het moeilijker geboeid te blijven.
De ‘plot’ (ik weet niet of ik het zo kan noemen) was voorspelbaar vanaf de eerste bladzijde maar stoorde niet het uiteindelijke verhaal.
Ondanks dat ik meer had verwacht, is dit een boek die een mooie weergave geeft van de zwarte geschiedenis. Erg boeiend en leerzaam om een weergave te lezen over verschillende periodes hierin.
Interessant is ook dat hoe verder in de generatie ze komen hoe meer boosheid er lijkt te zijn. Alsof het onrecht doorgegeven wordt door het bloed, en elke ongelijkheid aan het misbruik doet denken.
Mooi maar mogelijk had ik te veel verwacht.
Graphic: Slavery, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Racial slurs
issyfrp99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Slavery
Moderate: War, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape
eve_kadou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Slavery, Rape, Sexual assault, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime
fabelur's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Death, Rape, and Slavery
Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Grief
ahager11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Pregnancy, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and War
hannahbailey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Child death, Blood, Death, Child abuse, Slavery, War, Kidnapping, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Xenophobia, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Death of parent, Confinement, Bullying, Mental illness, Grief, and Deportation
carleesi's review against another edition
5.0
Part 2 seems to lose some steam compared to part 1 but this is an incomparable book. The structure, the narratives, the thread. Beautifully woven. Prepare to be emotionally wrecked.
Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Trafficking
travisppe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Drug use, Excrement, Hate crime, Infertility, Abandonment, Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Trafficking, Addiction, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, War, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
jordynkw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Torture, Addiction, Drug use, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, War, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Colonisation, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Rape, Hate crime, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs
butle2em's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Slavery, War, Addiction, Confinement, Body horror, Colonisation, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Racism, and Hate crime