Scan barcode
laurensilva's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Violence
hairymclary28's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Medical content and Grief
Minor: Ableism
sionnac's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma
mfiegel's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Domestic abuse
mahela's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-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
4.5
Brown Girl in the Ring is set in a futuristic, run-down version of Toronto and centers on Ti-Jeanne, a young woman and mother, and her grandmother Gros-Jeanne. Gros-Jeanne is what some would call an "obeah woman" who conjures and talks to spirits. But she's also a healer who tries to pass on her knowledge to a reluctant granddaughter. The two are forced to confront violent pasts and presents, ultimately leading Ti-Jeanne to follow in her grandmother's footsteps.
I read Hopkinson's Midnight Robber and loved it, so I wanted to read Brown Girl in the Ring as well. Of the two, I definitely preferred Midnight Robber - to me its fantastic setting was even more compelling.
I read Hopkinson's Midnight Robber and loved it, so I wanted to read Brown Girl in the Ring as well. Of the two, I definitely preferred Midnight Robber - to me its fantastic setting was even more compelling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Murder
arnicas's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I liked the Caribbean spirits and vernacular. But did not love the main character or her baby-daddy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Violence
lisrt's review against another edition
Got very graphic and I'm just not into reading about that stuff right now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Blood
More...