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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautifully written it encaptures very distinctively every member of a family. It is very clear on its narrative, and the pacing is amazing. She sometimes uses lyrical writing which I will say is not my favourite but I can recognise it’s well done. It deals with poverty, family, racism (and ghosts) but I will say that I wasn’t fully satisfied with the ending. Something is missing for me, but I don’t know what exactly. The book is character and not plot driven.
dark
emotional
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:
Complicated
When Kayla sings to the tree of ghosts at the end! 😭😭
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse
Moving, occasionally horrifying, lyrical story of three generations and the ghosts that haunt them. Copious echoes of Faulkner and Morrison, thematically similar to Lincoln in the Bardo and Underground Railroad, in SUS, Ward writes like her life depends on it and it is amazing.
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated