128 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593132456
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: One World
Publication date: 11 August 2020
Description
Sharp, lyrical poems celebrating the Black vernacular--its influence on pop culture, its necessity for familial survival, its rite in storytelling and in creating the safety found only within its intimacy "Terrific . . . illuminates life in this c...
Community Reviews Summary of 471 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
challenging 58%
hopeful 35%
funny 29%
inspiring 25%
dark 19%
sad 12%
tense 12%
informative 10%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 39%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 68% | Character: 25% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
N/A: 66% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
N/A: 62% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 58% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 64% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, RacismModerate
DementiaMinor
Death, Slavery, Violence
128 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593132456
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: One World
Publication date: 11 August 2020
Description
Sharp, lyrical poems celebrating the Black vernacular--its influence on pop culture, its necessity for familial survival, its rite in storytelling and in creating the safety found only within its intimacy "Terrific . . . illuminates life in this c...
Community Reviews Summary of 471 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
challenging 58%
hopeful 35%
funny 29%
inspiring 25%
dark 19%
sad 12%
tense 12%
informative 10%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 39%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
N/A: 68% | Character: 25% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
N/A: 66% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
N/A: 62% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 58% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 64% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, RacismModerate
DementiaMinor
Death, Slavery, Violence