ashleighhuntley's review
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Racism, Xenophobia, and Colonisation
inknox's review
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
yailinshelf's review
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
jadegreen15's review
2.0
Somewhere between a 2 and a 2.5.
Read for class.
I appreciate the significance of this, how it humanized indigenous people in a way that was not often done by white U.S. citizens at the time. I also appreciate Lydia Maria Child's devotion to writing, even when her family did not support her. However, the first half of the novel doesn't even contain plot, mostly it contains rambling theology and discussion of England vs. the colonies. The second part is better and more well-written, but I can't bring myself to give it higher than 2.5 seeing how slow and useless the first half is.
Read for class.
I appreciate the significance of this, how it humanized indigenous people in a way that was not often done by white U.S. citizens at the time. I also appreciate Lydia Maria Child's devotion to writing, even when her family did not support her. However, the first half of the novel doesn't even contain plot, mostly it contains rambling theology and discussion of England vs. the colonies. The second part is better and more well-written, but I can't bring myself to give it higher than 2.5 seeing how slow and useless the first half is.
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