A review by beccajdb
Harbor by Lorraine Adams
challenging
dark
informative
tense
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
4.0
Compelling insight into the lives of people trying to escape the trauma and persecution of their home country. Unforgiving in its portrayal of brutality, but never gratuitous. Rare to find a book in which the characters are so complex in their shift between right and wrong.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Genocide, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence