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Penguin Readers Level 7: Homegoing (ELT Graded Reader) by Yaa Gyasi
105 reviews
deepfriedaries's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief
thevietvegan's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma
Minor: Infidelity
sherbertwells's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
- Yes.
- Good characters.
- Maybe.
“Every time he saw the bomnoys set off with a canoe fall of slaves, he thought of his father standing on the shores of the Cape Coast Castle, ready to receive them. On this shore, watching the canoe push off, Quey brimmed with the same shame that accompanied each slave departure. What had his father felt on his shore?” (62)
“In Hell, the sun scorched cotton so hot it almost burned the palms of your hands to touch it. Holding those small white puffs had almost felt like holding fire, but God forbid you let one drop. The Devil was always watching” (74)
Nevertheless, I’m very glad I read Homegoing and that I can recommend it to you. I’m not going to insist that you read it. That’s obnoxious. But if you choose to pick it up, you will soon find yourself staring across a black and unrelenting tide which might just sweep you away.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, and Violence
sarah984's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Excrement, and Vomit
curatoriallyyours's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, and Grief
Knowing this book is about slavery, most references to sensitive topics are absolutely historically contextual and, in my opinion, not overdone.