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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
After finishing book 1 of this trilogy 10days ago, I have now finished book 2. . . Needless to say I shall be moving straight on to book 3!!
This a story of hope in the depths of human cruelty and will take you from outrage to despair to joy and then back again!
Would recommend
This a story of hope in the depths of human cruelty and will take you from outrage to despair to joy and then back again!
Would recommend
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF
The Yellow Crocus was unforgettable. This one I just cannot settle into. Maybe a book for a less trying time.
The Yellow Crocus was unforgettable. This one I just cannot settle into. Maybe a book for a less trying time.
WOW, this was much more difficult for me to read than the first one because of the continued ideas of slavery after the war in Virginia. I have never felt what was happening then as I feel like Sadie, just not a part of my life with black people, they are just people.
This was really good, but it just made me SO angry! I already knew that the slave trade was monstrously horrific, even though I feel as though that description does not do justice of how bad it actually was. And I know this story is fiction, but things like this would have happened, so to read about white people's attitudes towards black people at that time, and even after slavery was abolished, is just harrowing and heartbreaking. Having said that though, it also shows how strong and resourceful people can and will be in the face of evil. I really enjoyed this from start to finish.
I REALLY liked this book. True that parts of it were hard to read (disturbing) - but glossing them over wouldn't have made situations like that not part of our history. Sadly they were. The older Mr. Richards was especially compelling to me - though a minor character, it was revealing to see how sweet he was to the children (though being sweet while basically telling Sadie that, as a female, she's not a real person) but then how violent he was with Mattie & Jordan. I can only imagine how hard it would have been to determine who was "good" and who was not during those days.
Really, the only thing standing between 4 and 5 stars for me is that some of the characters just felt so canned. Jack was too obviously evil, "mother" too self-centered and shallow, Jordan too angry- but just angry without much else to her. But, that's really my only criticism. I thought it was well written, does a great job with developing emotion, and is a really good read. Definitely highly recommend it.
Really, the only thing standing between 4 and 5 stars for me is that some of the characters just felt so canned. Jack was too obviously evil, "mother" too self-centered and shallow, Jordan too angry- but just angry without much else to her. But, that's really my only criticism. I thought it was well written, does a great job with developing emotion, and is a really good read. Definitely highly recommend it.
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No