Raízes Brancas by Bernardine Evaristo

Raízes Brancas

Bernardine Evaristo

missing page info Add in missing page information • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction fantasy challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

A tale set in an alternate world in which Africans enslaved Europeans imagines the experiences of Doris, an Englishwoman who is captured and taken to the New World imperial center of Great Ambossa, where the hardships she endures as a slave are of...

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Moods

dark 69%
challenging 63%
reflective 52%
emotional 46%
sad 41%
tense 35%
adventurous 21%
funny 16%
informative 14%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 21%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Plot: 24% | Character: 23%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 19%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 26% | No: 17% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 48% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.6

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