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reading_ladies_blog's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
tiasreads's review against another edition
Several things bothered me about this book, but the two main problems were:
1) The many small inaccuracies and inconsistencies the author didn't bother to check. Such as saying that a person left, but a few sentences later saying that the same person helped Ann do something and then left. Also, saying that Ann and her first husband moved "northward" from Montgomery to Dothan, Alabama, when Dothan is 125 miles south of Montgomery. This is sloppy and amateurish.
2) The continual message that black people need to get themselves a white savior or two. I really hope I don't have to explain why this is not okay, especially from a black author.
1) The many small inaccuracies and inconsistencies the author didn't bother to check. Such as saying that a person left, but a few sentences later saying that the same person helped Ann do something and then left. Also, saying that Ann and her first husband moved "northward" from Montgomery to Dothan, Alabama, when Dothan is 125 miles south of Montgomery. This is sloppy and amateurish.
2) The continual message that black people need to get themselves a white savior or two. I really hope I don't have to explain why this is not okay, especially from a black author.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Death of parent
datgirlcchelle's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, and Death of parent
jeannine's review
dark
sad
medium-paced
0.25
I'm shocked that readers haven't added the biggest content warning of all: pedophilia. Part 1 of this book is mostly about the relentless pursuit of the 12 year old main character by a grown man who eventually coerces her to run away with him one afternoon to marry him. A somewhat graphic depiction of her sexual assault follows and marital rape occurs later...if you can consider what they have a marriage.
The main character's mother and grandmother know the child is being pursued and don't bother educating her about what he wants. They simply tell the girl to stay away from the man. She is kept completely ignorant.
The main character's mother and grandmother know the child is being pursued and don't bother educating her about what he wants. They simply tell the girl to stay away from the man. She is kept completely ignorant.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Abandonment
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