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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
Tego się nie spodziewałam 4.25/5 ⭐
Czuję się emocjonalnie związana z tą książką, ale pomijając ten aspekt, to jedna z lepszych pozycji traktujących w głównej mierze o wierze (nie czuję gdy rymuję) z jaką miałam do czynienia. Jest nieśpieszna, porusza wiele trudnych tematów (samobójstwo, depresja, uzależnienie, rasizm) przy użyciu prostych słów i najważniejsze - wątek religijny, który napędza fabułę, nie próbuje być moralizatorski
Czuję się emocjonalnie związana z tą książką, ale pomijając ten aspekt, to jedna z lepszych pozycji traktujących w głównej mierze o wierze (nie czuję gdy rymuję) z jaką miałam do czynienia. Jest nieśpieszna, porusza wiele trudnych tematów (samobójstwo, depresja, uzależnienie, rasizm) przy użyciu prostych słów i najważniejsze - wątek religijny, który napędza fabułę, nie próbuje być moralizatorski
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide attempt, Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Child death
Minor: Racism
I really enjoyed this book but really felt the main characters profound loneliness. The last part killed me. After all that time she still sat in mourning and silence. Gyasi’s writing is so beautiful. I love her character formation and development. Her characters always feel fully realized.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I plucked a weed from the grass at the edge of the blanket and started to crush its petals in my hand, smearing my fingers with yellow pigment, then presenting that color to Anne as though it were a gift. "I think we're made out of stardust and God made the stars," I said. I blew and yellow dust flew into the air, into Anne's hair, and she looked at me like I was crazy, and she saw me.
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Where was God in all of this? Where was God if he was not in the hushed quiet of a Sunday school room?
Where was God if he was not in me? If my blackness was a kind of indictment, if Nana would never be healed and if my congregation could never truly believe in the possibility of his healing, then where was God?
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The protagonist, Gifty, grapples with many things throughout the novel, including her religious upbringing and her current work as a scientist. I related most to these parts and enjoyed the excerpts from her diary as a child which were addressed to God. I enjoyed the nonlinear storytelling and think Gyasi captured grief really well.
——————
Where was God in all of this? Where was God if he was not in the hushed quiet of a Sunday school room?
Where was God if he was not in me? If my blackness was a kind of indictment, if Nana would never be healed and if my congregation could never truly believe in the possibility of his healing, then where was God?
——————
The protagonist, Gifty, grapples with many things throughout the novel, including her religious upbringing and her current work as a scientist. I related most to these parts and enjoyed the excerpts from her diary as a child which were addressed to God. I enjoyed the nonlinear storytelling and think Gyasi captured grief really well.