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233 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781646221899
Format: Digital
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 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
233 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781646221899
Format: Digital
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 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