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365 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241324080
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 06 April 2017
Description
This thought-provoking and often provocative look at racism is a sequel to the award-winning Noughts & Crosses.For fourteen years, Sephy, a singer, struggles to raise her mixed-race child in an apartheid society, telling Callie Rose very littl...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,341 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
tense 59%
sad 57%
challenging 41%
reflective 29%
adventurous 16%
mysterious 11%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
informative 4%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 26% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Violence, Child deathModerate
Death, Racial slurs, MurderMinor
Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation
365 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241324080
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 06 April 2017
Description
This thought-provoking and often provocative look at racism is a sequel to the award-winning Noughts & Crosses.For fourteen years, Sephy, a singer, struggles to raise her mixed-race child in an apartheid society, telling Callie Rose very littl...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,341 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
tense 59%
sad 57%
challenging 41%
reflective 29%
adventurous 16%
mysterious 11%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
informative 4%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 26% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Violence, Child deathModerate
Death, Racial slurs, MurderMinor
Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation