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doublel11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I appreciated the earlier chapters more because I felt like I learned more from that part of the book. It's hard to sum up my thoughts on this one, but it's well written, and overall I would definitely recommend.
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Drug abuse
emilylovesgoodbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Rape
skyereadsthings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Rape, Addiction, and Violence
badgergatan's review
Graphic: Colonisation, Slavery, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Racism
Moderate: Infertility, Domestic abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
vexbatch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Addiction, Racism, Confinement, Slavery, and Rape
Moderate: Infidelity, Drug use, Colonisation, Excrement, Death, and Pregnancy
Minor: War
takarakei's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
"We believe the one who has the power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history, you must always ask your self, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too. From there, you begin to get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.”
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, Death, Slavery, and Colonisation
Moderate: Rape, Drug use, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, and Addiction
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Excrement
mjverrall's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Police brutality, Drug use, Slavery, Racism, Addiction, Sexual assault, Rape, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Child abuse
addi_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Sexual violence, War, Slavery, Mental illness, Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual content, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual harassment, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Child death
snipinfool's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This story grabbed my attention from the beginning. Both matriarch’s stories were compelling. Noting how slavery affected each generation took the reader through a full range of emotions. Yaa Gyasi did an excellent job of conveying the struggle and pain felt by the characters in her book. My favorite character was H. A lessor man would have likely broken when faced with the hardships of H’s life. I could imagine H coming home after working in the coal mines in Alabama. I could see in my mind the coal dust clinging to his clothing, skin, and hair and could imagine his want to be as far from it as he could be. I especially liked the ending. Sometimes life has a way of putting people in one’s life that need to be there. This was an excellent story and I would recommend it to everyone.
Graphic: Colonisation, Racial slurs, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug abuse, and Slavery
Moderate: Trafficking and Kidnapping
_oliviasmith_'s review against another edition
Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, Death of parent, Excrement, Death, Rape, Child death, Child abuse, Racism, Slavery, and Violence