floorvm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Laat ik beginnen met dat dit een goed boek is. Een rijke historie van jaren aan onrecht in een zwarte stamboom.
Het is prima geschreven, het verhaal is goed te volgen maar het greep me niet, wat ik wel had verwacht. Ondanks dat het boek gaat over verschrikkelijke jaren van slavernij, misbruik en racisme, was ik niet emotioneel geïnvesteerd. Dit leest waarschijnlijk heel anders als je zelf een zwarte achtergrond hebt, maar aangezien dit voor mij niet geldt vond ik het moeilijker geboeid te blijven.
De ‘plot’ (ik weet niet of ik het zo kan noemen) was voorspelbaar vanaf de eerste bladzijde maar stoorde niet het uiteindelijke verhaal.
Ondanks dat ik meer had verwacht, is dit een boek die een mooie weergave geeft van de zwarte geschiedenis. Erg boeiend en leerzaam om een weergave te lezen over verschillende periodes hierin.
Interessant is ook dat hoe verder in de generatie ze komen hoe meer boosheid er lijkt te zijn. Alsof het onrecht doorgegeven wordt door het bloed, en elke ongelijkheid aan het misbruik doet denken.
Mooi maar mogelijk had ik te veel verwacht.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Domestic abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs and Fire/Fire injury
peannlewis'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery
Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence
ahager11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Pregnancy, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and War
gracegawn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Racism
travisppe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Drug use, Excrement, Hate crime, Infertility, Abandonment, Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Trafficking, Addiction, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, War, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
jordynkw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Genocide, Racism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Rape, Torture, Violence, War, Pregnancy, Slavery, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, and Police brutality
lyzz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Violence, Racism, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Torture
Moderate: Excrement, Murder, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Racial slurs, Child death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Sexual violence and Rape
The book travels from the 1600s to modern day through the perspective of two black families. It shows the horror of slavery, colonialism and racism.seullywillikers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Slavery, Addiction, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Infertility, Rape, Suicide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence
catwhisperer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, Grief, Excrement, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, War, Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Trafficking, Vomit, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault
waybeyondblue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, Trafficking, Death, Slavery, Colonisation, Torture, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, War, Sexual content, Rape, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit