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gm_'s review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
emurph09's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kellynanne's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
imdunn's review against another edition
4.0
I dragged myself through the second half, but it was all worth it in the end.
fabshroom's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mscalls's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Colonisation
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion
tas's review against another edition
5.0
She was not robbed. She was not raped. There was no quarrel. Only the eruption of a slow, simmering, seething rage. Bitterness burst and spilled her tender blood on the green autumn grass of a far-away land. Irredeemable blood. Irretrievable loss.
One boy. Lost. Hopelessly lost.
One girl, far away from home.
The enactment of the deep, dark, private yearnings of a subjugated race. The consummation of inevitable senseless catastrophe.
thomasina's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.25
laviniawagner01's review against another edition
dark
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Had to read it for school, was kind of hard to get into the style since it was my first English book set in this period with this choice of wording. The story was heartbreaking but so enlightening. I had no idea how bad it was in SA during apartheid but am glad to have learned about it with this book.
Donated the book in January 2024
Donated the book in January 2024
Graphic: Murder