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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
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
medium-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? No
4.0
A historical fiction novel in verse, this book is about the last group of enslaved Africans to be brought to the United States. I listened to the audiobook, which I actually would recommend because they use different narrators for all of the different characters and I think it really adds to the storytelling aspect of the book.
I also highly recommend reading/listening to all of the information at the end in the author's note, because it gives a little persective as to why they chose to write this story. And then, take a look at this <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4284710801?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1">review</a> that talks about the fact that one of the authors is white. Just some important things to think about while reading this story.
Overall, I think the writing is easy to read and makes the story more accessible to those that might not otherwise know much about this particular moment in history. Definitely an important read.
I also highly recommend reading/listening to all of the information at the end in the author's note, because it gives a little persective as to why they chose to write this story. And then, take a look at this <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4284710801?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1">review</a> that talks about the fact that one of the authors is white. Just some important things to think about while reading this story.
Overall, I think the writing is easy to read and makes the story more accessible to those that might not otherwise know much about this particular moment in history. Definitely an important read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Racism
Moderate: Grief, Child death, and Pregnancy
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