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256 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781646221882
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Catapult
Publication date: 23 January 2024
Description
At once cinematic yet intimate, Broughtupsy is an enthralling debut novel about a young Jamaican woman grappling with grief as she discovers her family, her home, is always just out of reach. Tired of not having a place to land, twenty-year-old Ak...
Community Reviews Summary of 45 reviews
Moods
sad 60%
reflective 52%
tense 32%
dark 20%
adventurous 16%
challenging 12%
funny 8%
hopeful 8%
mysterious 4%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 35%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 26% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 41% | No: 5% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%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
256 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781646221882
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Catapult
Publication date: 23 January 2024
Description
At once cinematic yet intimate, Broughtupsy is an enthralling debut novel about a young Jamaican woman grappling with grief as she discovers her family, her home, is always just out of reach. Tired of not having a place to land, twenty-year-old Ak...
Community Reviews Summary of 45 reviews
Moods
sad 60%
reflective 52%
tense 32%
dark 20%
adventurous 16%
challenging 12%
funny 8%
hopeful 8%
mysterious 4%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 35%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 26% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 41% | No: 5% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%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