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A review by meg_31
Property by Valerie Martin
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Valerie Martin is an incredibly talented writer. To be able to create a story with such an unlikeable narrator that you still want to read to the end, is a skill that you don’t often come by.
It’s not a classic slave narrative in that you’re forced to sit on the side of the oppressor and only fed their racist views and justification of the treatment of their slaves. You don’t get to indulge sympathy for the enslaved people. It’s uncomfortable in the most eye opening way.
It’s not a classic slave narrative in that you’re forced to sit on the side of the oppressor and only fed their racist views and justification of the treatment of their slaves. You don’t get to indulge sympathy for the enslaved people. It’s uncomfortable in the most eye opening way.