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challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Incredible, it felt like I was reading poetry and I was fully engaged from the first sentence.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a fabulous novel, originally published in 2018 and translated last year, 'Crooked Plow' by Itamar Viera Jnr is the magical and social realist story of two sisters who are tenement farmers in Brazil. Absolutely wonderful.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism