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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
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dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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inspiring
lighthearted
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relaxing
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medium-paced
stunned me. i don’t have words for it yet. the most beautiful book ever. i loved every second. a perfect book. seriously perfect, like crazy perfect. i want to be barbara kingsolver and write books like this. just wow.
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
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
this book taught me so much about modern congo history while also telling an amazing story about a baptist family! the characters are so real. 4.75 stars because i couldn’t really relate to any of the characters and found the story’s pacing a bit inconsistent.
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.5 stars? i found this book super compelling for most of it. early on, i had trouble with the leah chapters b/c she was so religious, but i guess that just goes to show how much she changed as she slowly but surely lost faith in her dad/religion. it was cool to get the chapters from the different women's perspectives, and it was clever the way the author would have some of the girls think in typos/misunderstood phrases. was a helpful history overview of the DRC/area of central Africa. would def recommend for anyone working in global development/health. the last part of the book where it would jump ahead years was an interesting way to cover lots of ground. i was glad adah became an MD and lost her lean, but was surprised rachel choose to stay in south africa. leah getting married and staying mostly local made sense for her, i thought it was interesting (inaccurate?) that she never mentioned her sons facing discrimination from having a white mom.
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated