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emakay's review
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Infertility, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Trafficking
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
zombiezami's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This book took me a bit to get through. I felt like the shifting from past to present didn't work as smoothly as I would have liked. But, as someone who is trained as an archivist, I appreciate the way that archival research (and all its hiccups and oddities) was presented. The twists were really heartbreaking and well-planned.
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Rape, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Alcoholism, Grief, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Torture, Violence, and Infertility
Abandonment
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