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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Complex family drama at its best.
Four siblings, Junior, Mance, Cece and Tokey, come together when their father, King passes away. The Kingdom in Diggs, NC - the ancestral home of the Solomon's with over 200 acres of land is now in limbo and could possibly be taken from underneath them.
Each sibling has a different point of view in the narrative, and each sibling is hiding their own secret. Power, money, abuse and blackmail run rampant but the heart of this book is FAMILY and really, to me, Long After We Are Gone explores the central theme of how damaging family secrets can be for generations.
The book does a wonderful job of educating the reader issue of Heir Property Law and the historical significance of these issues without being overly pedantic. The prose is beautiful, haunting, and emotive. Loved it.
Four siblings, Junior, Mance, Cece and Tokey, come together when their father, King passes away. The Kingdom in Diggs, NC - the ancestral home of the Solomon's with over 200 acres of land is now in limbo and could possibly be taken from underneath them.
Each sibling has a different point of view in the narrative, and each sibling is hiding their own secret. Power, money, abuse and blackmail run rampant but the heart of this book is FAMILY and really, to me, Long After We Are Gone explores the central theme of how damaging family secrets can be for generations.
The book does a wonderful job of educating the reader issue of Heir Property Law and the historical significance of these issues without being overly pedantic. The prose is beautiful, haunting, and emotive. Loved it.
I had such a hard time caring about these characters and the audiobook narrator wasn't my favorite.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Great read!
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-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
Alright well dont read this on a plane unless you want to cry in front of everyone…..
Seriously though, what a novel.
I came into this book thinking I wasn’t going to truly love it - i had hit a bit of a rut and had low hopes for this one pulling me out but WOW. Four siblings have to come together once their dad dies to save their 200 acre land, and the beauty that unfolds is just magical. This book touches on sibling relationships, strained family dynamics and the ramifications of keeping secrets.
There were parts of this where looking back I think could be a bit more fleshed out - like ALL of the Mance and Shad drama, but. In the moment it did not take away from the storytelling. BRAVO.
Seriously though, what a novel.
I came into this book thinking I wasn’t going to truly love it - i had hit a bit of a rut and had low hopes for this one pulling me out but WOW. Four siblings have to come together once their dad dies to save their 200 acre land, and the beauty that unfolds is just magical. This book touches on sibling relationships, strained family dynamics and the ramifications of keeping secrets.
There were parts of this where looking back I think could be a bit more fleshed out - like ALL of the Mance and Shad drama, but. In the moment it did not take away from the storytelling. BRAVO.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated