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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
"My mother had been gone for years, but I still had good home training. I spoke and dressed well, did well in school, accepted that I had to be twice as upright for white folks to think I was half as virtuous."
"Pop had middle-class values: He taught me to pay my taxes in full, depend on a salary, and to avoid debt at all costs. Agathe and I never talked about money--not once--and she never worked outside the home, but the fact that she had to have squirreled some away to come back to Martinique connected money and autonomy in my mind. Robbie thought money was the root of all evil (which I took as a poor excuse for why he never had any); Helene saw money as power."
"Pop had middle-class values: He taught me to pay my taxes in full, depend on a salary, and to avoid debt at all costs. Agathe and I never talked about money--not once--and she never worked outside the home, but the fact that she had to have squirreled some away to come back to Martinique connected money and autonomy in my mind. Robbie thought money was the root of all evil (which I took as a poor excuse for why he never had any); Helene saw money as power."
Too slow to enjoy
The premise sounds fascinating and the beginning was pretty fast paced. Then I was so bored. I feel asleep every three pages. I anticipated a spy novel would have more action than this did. I was so hopeful, but eventually read the spoilers and skimmed to the end.
The premise sounds fascinating and the beginning was pretty fast paced. Then I was so bored. I feel asleep every three pages. I anticipated a spy novel would have more action than this did. I was so hopeful, but eventually read the spoilers and skimmed to the end.
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
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
dark
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
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
tense
fast-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:
No
I did enjoy this as it was very thought provoking but I found the style a little hard at times? I also wanted to know more about some things
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don't know why, but a lot of the elements of storytelling that I would hate (without spoilers, one was the writing the letter to her sons and the flashback), I think worked really well.