The Island of Forgetting by Jasmine Sealy

The Island of Forgetting

Jasmine Sealy

320 pages first pub 2022 (view editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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Description

Barbados, 1962. Lost soul Iapetus roams the island, scared and alone, driven mad after witnessing his father’s death at the hands of his mother and his older brother, Cronus. Just before Iapetus is lost forever, he has a son, but the baby is not e...

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Community Reviews

4.14
based on 360 reviews

Moods

emotional: 82%

reflective: 67%

sad: 50%

dark: 32%

challenging: 27%

tense: 21%

adventurous: 18%

hopeful: 18%

mysterious: 9%

inspiring: 8%

informative: 3%

funny: 2%

lighthearted: 1%


Pace

19% of readers chose fast
70% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
24% of readers chose A mix
71% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

69% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

49% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

91% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

81% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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