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plottwisttravels's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
lunacorn's review against another edition
emotional
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
sambooklove's review
5.0
This book is more timely than ever. A difficult, brutal read at times, but I felt called to witness this fictional account of Margaret Walker's great-grandmother. An important book that dispels the romantic myth of the Old South.
kelseyreadingstuff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
wilmay's review
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and War
larobertson's review
5.0
Incredible and magisterial tale of antebellum and postbellum south from an underrepresented perspective in U.S. One of the great American novels. I loved it.
staycee_franklyn's review
4.0
4.5 stars
I really loved reading this novel. It was so well researched and the prose was so beautiful. Following the perspective of a mixed slave through the war and into the reconstruction period, the novel dives into many issues in Southern America. I enjoyed Viry's journey into womanhood and loved her moral fortitude in a time where morality seemed to have been abandoned.
I really loved reading this novel. It was so well researched and the prose was so beautiful. Following the perspective of a mixed slave through the war and into the reconstruction period, the novel dives into many issues in Southern America. I enjoyed Viry's journey into womanhood and loved her moral fortitude in a time where morality seemed to have been abandoned.
kboehm1's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
tacomaven's review against another edition
Might pick this up again since I’ve heard such good things, just not my mood right now