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226 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781487012779
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Publication date: 23 January 2024
Description
Akúa is returning home to Jamaica for the first time in ten years. Her younger brother has died suddenly, and Akúa hopes to reconnect with her estranged older sister, Tamika. Over three fateful weeks, the sisters visit significant places from thei...
Community Reviews Summary of 54 reviews
Moods
sad 59%
reflective 56%
tense 34%
dark 21%
adventurous 18%
challenging 18%
funny 9%
hopeful 6%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 26%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 36% | Yes: 24%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 30% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual assaultModerate
Grief, Terminal illness, Child deathMinor
Death of parent, Colonisation226 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781487012779
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Publication date: 23 January 2024
Description
Akúa is returning home to Jamaica for the first time in ten years. Her younger brother has died suddenly, and Akúa hopes to reconnect with her estranged older sister, Tamika. Over three fateful weeks, the sisters visit significant places from thei...
Community Reviews Summary of 54 reviews
Moods
sad 59%
reflective 56%
tense 34%
dark 21%
adventurous 18%
challenging 18%
funny 9%
hopeful 6%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 26%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 36% | Yes: 24%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 30% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual assaultModerate
Grief, Terminal illness, Child deathMinor
Death of parent, Colonisation