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pandaaaaa14's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
The book is sent during and after slavery, so we're dealing with a lot of sensitive topics like racism, rape, abuse, murder, lynching, war, body mutilation, and shitty men.
So yeah not for the faint hearted, don't read if any of those topics trigger you.
Also not a book you can read in one sitting either, you gotta take your time with this one in order to feel the emotions the author wants to invoke.
Favourite characters are definitely Rue and Varina. Especially Rue, no matter what she was going through, what she was doing, good or bad, I was rooting for her. Something about Rue that couldn't get me to hate her.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Slavery, Rape, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
Minor: Murder, War, Physical abuse, and Child abuse
dannythestreet's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Abortion, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Violence, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, and Alcohol
maddieemp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
mickeydoodle99's review against another edition
Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Racial slurs, Abortion, Racism, and Miscarriage
caitb_05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Racism, Hate crime, Rape, and Slavery
skylar_disobeys's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, and Slavery
Moderate: Sexual assault
sbookreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Grief, Racism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, War, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Bullying, Hate crime, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship
britlovestoread'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? N/A
4.0
But in the end things started moving more quickly and everything tied together. A difficult read but a good read.
The author's note at the end adds even more depth and made the story stand out even more for me.
Moderate: Violence, Sexism, Rape, War, Slavery, Racism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Grief, Confinement, Child death, and Blood
exrthalex's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: War, Alcohol, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Death, Rape, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
book_cave_ghost_girl'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Sexism, Murder, Death of parent, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Grief, Emotional abuse, Child death, Racism, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Gore, Blood, Violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, and Death
Moderate: Sexual content, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Alcoholism, Murder, War, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Child death