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650 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
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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 210 reviews
Moods
informative 63%
sad 49%
challenging 40%
reflective 40%
dark 31%
hopeful 30%
inspiring 30%
tense 26%
adventurous 13%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Character: 37% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 36% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, KidnappingModerate
Pregnancy, Child death, GriefMinor
Rape, Murder, Sexual assault650 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
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 210 reviews
Moods
informative 63%
sad 49%
challenging 40%
reflective 40%
dark 31%
hopeful 30%
inspiring 30%
tense 26%
adventurous 13%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Character: 37% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 36% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, KidnappingModerate
Pregnancy, Child death, GriefMinor
Rape, Murder, Sexual assault