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paigereitz's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, Racism, Violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Xenophobia
library_kb's review
challenging
emotional
sad
fast-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
3.75
This is not a book you enjoy, per say, because the story it tells is such an example of injustice. However, it is so well told. I would have thought so many point of views would have been hard to keep track of, but I found it very easy to keep track of which character I was reading at any given point--each character was written with a distinct style to their character. This is a story of injustice and slavery, but it is also a story of endurance and hope in the way this group of African people defied the barriers in their way to create a community of hope in a world which said they shouldn't have that. An important story that I think is well suited for whole group study in middle school and up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Trafficking, Colonisation, Violence, and Slavery
Minor: Sexual assault
rhaselpaq's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Rape, Racism, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Excrement, Trafficking, Murder, War, Child death, and Pregnancy
misty_muskrat's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Child death, Racism, Trafficking, Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Slavery
Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia
Minor: Excrement
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