Reviews

She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

elliedo's review against another edition

3.0

i liked it, probably would've liked it more if i knew wtf was going on.

i'm going to read up on liberian history

ebook_em's review against another edition

Really good and I intend to finish later -- just wasn't in the right headspace.

bookamosobookclub's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

silasburke's review against another edition

4.0

Didn’t end up finishing this one, but not because it wasn’t good! Really liked the Gbessa’s POV as a child, it was really well-written. I think the magical realism didn’t hit home for me, but maybe I didn’t read enough. Overall really good!!

jess_brooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense

4.0

deedotjay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

olulelule's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual content

thrillsprills's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

koketsom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This story is inspirational. I particularly love how she describes Africa as “Free land” (contextual its so relevant and thought provoking).  The audiobook narration is magical!

traa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25