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morenowagain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, Racism, Child death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty
alcmusso's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Rape, Gore, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Death, Sexual assault, Child death, Deportation, Slavery, and Blood
thomasina's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Grief, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Child death, and Pedophilia
sailorpunk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
emilyreads15's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I think I would’ve liked this a lot more had she not included Magical Realism. That’s the part that really got me confused the most when it came to understanding the overall meaning. I wish it would’ve been left to realism without the magic (ghosts, afterlife, etc). Like I just truly don’t rlly get it. I also wish there would have been more defined answers throughout the book but I suppose I understand why the author didn’t include that.
This is one of those books that you could talk for hours about what it means and never truly know. The unfortunate thing is other than the historical aspects, I didn’t enjoy reading this at all. I feel asleep multiple times while reading, nothing ever really kept me engaged. I didn’t like the story and I didn’t really like the plot (whatever that was meant to be). It just felt really dragged out.
This novel did discuss many interesting and less talked about aspects of slavery (some of which were quite disturbing and made me want to puke. I’m shocked they are allowed to teach this at my school). Anyways I would recommend it for that as it was educational and eye-opening. But overall I just didn’t enjoy this book at all.
Graphic: Sexual assault and Slavery
Moderate: Child death and Death
ssummar's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Infidelity, Rape, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Torture, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Slavery
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and War
jeggert10's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, War, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual violence and Cursing
Minor: Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Excrement
_sam_m's review
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Death, and Child death
ezplonk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape
Minor: War
viporras's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Miscarriage, Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, War, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Vomit, Alcoholism, Sexism, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Sexual harassment