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mx_sunshine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I love Bernadine Evaristo, I want to read everything she’s written. I love how she describes characters. This was a very surprising story that fully explored an intriguing premise.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, and Pregnancy
Minor: Gun violence and Fire/Fire injury
zoebill96's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
rhianonw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism