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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
dark
hopeful
reflective
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:
No
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
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: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
An excellent accounting of a group of slaves and their quest for freedom. Narration was especially good.
I normally do not like reading fiction books about slavery. Knowing that it existed and that white people still benefit from it to this day is enough. But I am glad I read this one. Yonder is extraordinary.
The book follows several characters all from the same plantation. Each are different and the same. The same because they are all enslaved and have had horrors in their lives that would keep even the most hardened person awake at night. Bu they are different because of their hopes, their dreams and what they will do to be free. The same because even while living in a Hell created by white people, these characters feel pain, loss and love.
I enjoyed this book so much because the author used language that made me relate to the characters in a different way than I have reading other fiction books depicting slavery. The slave owners are Thieves (rightfully so) and those enslaved are the Stolen, which is accurate. Thieves, both men and women, are written like the monsters they were. But the author does not write these horrors for shock value. He writes them more so that readers understand what happened to these PEOPLE, something white people today still can't come to grips with (or won't). The Stolen were human beings who were treated like animals. No, less than animals. But had they continued to believe they were, we would still be in bondage.
I definitely plan to purchase this book so I have a finished copy in my library. I can see myself reading this book again and again.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
The book follows several characters all from the same plantation. Each are different and the same. The same because they are all enslaved and have had horrors in their lives that would keep even the most hardened person awake at night. Bu they are different because of their hopes, their dreams and what they will do to be free. The same because even while living in a Hell created by white people, these characters feel pain, loss and love.
I enjoyed this book so much because the author used language that made me relate to the characters in a different way than I have reading other fiction books depicting slavery. The slave owners are Thieves (rightfully so) and those enslaved are the Stolen, which is accurate. Thieves, both men and women, are written like the monsters they were. But the author does not write these horrors for shock value. He writes them more so that readers understand what happened to these PEOPLE, something white people today still can't come to grips with (or won't). The Stolen were human beings who were treated like animals. No, less than animals. But had they continued to believe they were, we would still be in bondage.
I definitely plan to purchase this book so I have a finished copy in my library. I can see myself reading this book again and again.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes