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scmiller's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Racism, Colonisation, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Child death, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Police brutality, and Sexism
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Violence
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Classism, Death, Violence, Colonisation, and Grief
pomoevareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Death and Colonisation
bibliomich's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Thank you to NetGalley for my advanced copy.
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Medical content, Infertility, Classism, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Racism, Colonisation, Abandonment, and Miscarriage
befthhh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The Great Divide was an incredibly moving story. I knew very little about the tensions in Panama while the canal was being dug, and now I feel it is important to learn more. Learning about Panama through the eyes of multiple characters coming from different places and situations, and almost all of them suffering as a result of the canal being built, gave me a powerful emotional connection to the story. As a white American, I think it is vital to hear from the people and the descendants of people who were so brutally affected by U.S. colonialism and expansionism.
I won't even dare to try and determine which storyline was my favorite as all were so moving! Omar and his father, Ada and her mother and sister, Marian, they all touched my heart! And I loved how their lives intersected. It wasn't a perfect culmination where at the end they all found out they knew each other and fell in love and they lived happily ever after. It was the reality of sometimes a person is in your life for fleeting, but meaningful moments. I really enjoyed this book, and would absolutely read more of Henriquez's work, she is a beautiful storyteller.
Graphic: Classism, Racism, Colonisation, and Death
lyla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Death, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Racism, and Slavery