A review by emilyhillreads
A Sitting in St. James by Rita Williams-Garcia

challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

This book is extremely important and well written, though also very brutal. While the depth of all kind of abuse was not surprising given this tells the story of a plantation, I was not prepared for the amount of on page and referenced sexual assault, and would urge caution for those who are triggered by this. Because some of the situations/memories involved children, I think this should have been noted at the beginning of the book. 

Around the halfway point I almost stopped reading because of it, however I persevered and was very glad I did. The second half has significantly less of this content offers some bits of justice woven into the horrible reality.
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