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lady_elle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Violence, Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Colonisation, Classism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, and Racial slurs
thunderbird's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, and Slavery
Moderate: Rape
olivia_stoney's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Drug abuse, Child death, Drug use, and Slavery
eesti23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"This world is not the only home. This world is for practice to get things right."
"What the color is, who the daddy be, who the mama is don’t mean nothin’. We a family, carin’ for each other. Family make us strong in times of trouble. We all stick together, help each other out. That the real meanin’ of family. When you grow up, you take that family feelin’ with you.”
"You look at today, chil’. You say, ‘Thank you, Lawd, for everythin’ you gives me today.’ Then you worries about the next day when the next day come.”
I wasn't expecting to like The Kitchen House very much, but once I got all the characters figured out, I struggled to put it down at times. It is a reminder of how cruel we are to other humans and how kind we can be to them. The story was fast paced with plenty of highs and lows, twists and turns. I was heartbroken with the ending
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Rape
Moderate: Child death, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Minor: Toxic relationship and Murder
beetsnotbombs's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence