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beezinda's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book was crafted and really showcases the author's narrative skill. There's a lot to relate back, forth, across, and between characters. I don't have the words to explain that this is so much more than a slave book.
This book resonates deeply for me as it is a shining example of how the strength and soul of black people is the unrelenting spirit to be fully human despite all the circumstances and systems that constantly seek to deprive us our humanity.
This book showcases the full range of human emotions and experiences. I hate that I find it refreshing and revelatory to see such range with black nuanced characters. It really is so good.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
elizaob'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, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Vomit
isabelgb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism
arayo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Excrement, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
emcheym's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Colonisation
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
bernieo234's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Colonisation, and War
sianalexandraf_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury
vittoriav's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Um check the trigger warnings first and foremost.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
tiffyb'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
4.75
- It was hard at times to keep up with characters, to the point that I did often have to return to the start of the chapter once I figured out/remembered who someone was. I also struggled at times to place where in history the characters were (for example thinking we were in the early 1900’s but we were in the 70’s. But somehow those things didn’t bother me too much, and part of my struggle to remember characters was that I became so engrossed in the last character’s story that it was hard to switch to a new one at times.
- It was hard at times to step into the other family’s story again after becoming to engrossed in one story honestly.
- I do wish we’d had a way for the original two sisters to have met each other or even interacted. Especially since this was the whole premise of the book.
- The amount of tragedy contained in the story of these two families is staggering… obviously meant to encapsulate the experience of an entire race of people rather than suggest that all of these things could possibly have befallen one single family. So I do think this was a bit of a stretch. Still, it felt believable somehow, placed within the context of “cursed families”.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation
yeszehr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual assault