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Death (4 reviewers), Slavery (3 reviewers), Grief (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (2 reviewers), Genocide (2 reviewers), Mental illness (2 reviewers), Violence (1 reviewer), Animal death (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Trafficking (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), and Blood (1 reviewer)Moderate
Suicidal thoughts (6 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Death (4 reviewers), Slavery (3 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Violence (1 reviewer), Miscarriage (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Genocide (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), and Body horror (1 reviewer)Minor
Animal death (2 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Child death (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), Vomit (1 reviewer), and Trafficking (1 reviewer)Moods
emotional 80%
reflective 70%
dark 62%
challenging 49%
sad 37%
hopeful 25%
mysterious 25%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 18%
tense 14%
informative 5%
lighthearted 0%
relaxing 0%
reflective 70%
dark 62%
challenging 49%
sad 37%
hopeful 25%
mysterious 25%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 18%
tense 14%
informative 5%
lighthearted 0%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 59%
fast 21%
slow 19%
fast 21%
slow 19%
Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Yetu holds the memories for her people—water-dwelling descendants of pregnant African slave women thrown overboard by slave owners—who live idyllic lives in the deep. Their past, too traumatic to be remembered regularly, is forgotten by everyone, save one—the historian. This demanding role has been bestowed on Yetu.
Yetu remembers for everyone, and the memories, painful and wonderful, traumatic and terrible and miraculous, are destroying her. And so, she flees to the surface, escaping the memories, the expectations, and the responsibilities—and discovers a world her people left behind long ago.
Yetu will learn more than she ever expected to about her own past—and about the future of her people. If they are all to survive, they’ll need to reclaim the memories, reclaim their identity—and own who they really are.
Yetu remembers for everyone, and the memories, painful and wonderful, traumatic and terrible and miraculous, are destroying her. And so, she flees to the surface, escaping the memories, the expectations, and the responsibilities—and discovers a world her people left behind long ago.
Yetu will learn more than she ever expected to about her own past—and about the future of her people. If they are all to survive, they’ll need to reclaim the memories, reclaim their identity—and own who they really are.
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Yetu holds the memories for her people—water-dwelling descendants of pregnant African slave women thrown overboard by slave owners—who live idyllic lives in the deep. Their past, too traumatic to be remembered regularly, is forgotten by everyone, save one—the historian. This demanding role has been bestowed on Yetu.
Yetu remembers for everyone, and the memories, painful and wonderful, traumatic and terrible and miraculous, are destroying her. And so, she flees to the surface, escaping the memories, the expectations, and the responsibilities—and discovers a world her people left behind long ago.
Yetu will learn more than she ever expected to about her own past—and about the future of her people. If they are all to survive, they’ll need to reclaim the memories, reclaim their identity—and own who they really are.
Yetu remembers for everyone, and the memories, painful and wonderful, traumatic and terrible and miraculous, are destroying her. And so, she flees to the surface, escaping the memories, the expectations, and the responsibilities—and discovers a world her people left behind long ago.
Yetu will learn more than she ever expected to about her own past—and about the future of her people. If they are all to survive, they’ll need to reclaim the memories, reclaim their identity—and own who they really are.
What the community thinks
summary of 2178 ratings (see reviews)
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Death (4 reviewers), Slavery (3 reviewers), Grief (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (2 reviewers), Genocide (2 reviewers), Mental illness (2 reviewers), Violence (1 reviewer), Animal death (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Trafficking (1 reviewer), Self harm (1 reviewer), and Blood (1 reviewer)Moderate
Suicidal thoughts (6 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Death (4 reviewers), Slavery (3 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Violence (1 reviewer), Miscarriage (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Genocide (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), and Body horror (1 reviewer)Minor
Animal death (2 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Child death (1 reviewer), Racism (1 reviewer), Slavery (1 reviewer), Vomit (1 reviewer), and Trafficking (1 reviewer)Moods
emotional 80%
reflective 70%
dark 62%
challenging 49%
sad 37%
hopeful 25%
mysterious 25%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 18%
tense 14%
informative 5%
lighthearted 0%
relaxing 0%
reflective 70%
dark 62%
challenging 49%
sad 37%
hopeful 25%
mysterious 25%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 18%
tense 14%
informative 5%
lighthearted 0%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 59%
fast 21%
slow 19%
fast 21%
slow 19%
Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating