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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed the poetic writing; you can tell Derek Owusu is a poet. I felt transported and touched by his mother’s story. I enjoyed getting his perspective on things in the footnotes, however I think they were better ways of going about it. The high contrast in writing style throws me off. Going from a poetic-like prose to an everyday language, which felt more like he was talking to you and not writing was hard to digest and I personally believe without his footnotes I might of enjoyed it more, maybe with an introduction where he writes about his perspective growing up and what he saw. I enjoyed the interview with the mother at the end, showing how much this story is hers and is still maybe hard to express. Derek Owusu expressed her mother’s story. The poetic style helped transport me.
I would love to read more of his works. I would recommend, especially if you want something touching and poetic.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An incredibly challenging yet heartfelt book. Sometimes one must write in abstracts to bear their soul. Read it in one sitting which is probably what made the reading experience less confusing.