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448 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 04 January 2022
Description
Putnam has bought African Town by Irene Latham and Charles Waters, a YA historical fiction novel-in-verse told in multiple voices. Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America aboard the slave ship Clotilda in 1860, the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 207 reviews
Moods
informative 62%
sad 49%
challenging 38%
reflective 38%
dark 31%
inspiring 31%
hopeful 28%
tense 25%
adventurous 13%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 36% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 37% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, KidnappingModerate
Pregnancy, Child death, Sexual assaultMinor
Rape, Violence, Excrement
448 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 04 January 2022
Description
Putnam has bought African Town by Irene Latham and Charles Waters, a YA historical fiction novel-in-verse told in multiple voices. Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America aboard the slave ship Clotilda in 1860, the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 207 reviews
Moods
informative 62%
sad 49%
challenging 38%
reflective 38%
dark 31%
inspiring 31%
hopeful 28%
tense 25%
adventurous 13%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 36% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 37% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, KidnappingModerate
Pregnancy, Child death, Sexual assaultMinor
Rape, Violence, Excrement