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A review by maddiebusick
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Beautiful writing and a compelling story with symbolism that doesn't feel forced. Sometimes it felt just a bit slower than I would have liked it to be to build up suspense, but overall a great book. No character is pure good or pure evil, and it gives a bit of insight into what it would be like to live around the time before, during, and after the Civil War on a plantation.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Grief