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hannah_bookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Torture
lexaprose_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Minor: Animal cruelty, Slavery, Rape, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Suicide, Animal death, Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence
misty_kb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Abortion, Racial slurs, and Slavery
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual content
amkclaes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Tituba's perspective is tragic, fresh, cunning... the story is so obviously horrible and full of suffering, but her pov adds so much depth and humanity to it all. i haven't read a bunch of stories set in slavery conditions, but i really appreciated that this was not trauma porn like in the least. in fact this was really masterfully done, i was totally absorbed and got through it quickly, even though i felt like the last part lagged a little, outside of that this was really a perfect novel to me.
it's funny that she references Ann Petry in the end, because as I was reading this I thought of The Street, especially the way the main character, as a black woman, provides truly intersectional analysis of the people around her, commenting on gender, class, even age, as well as race, and specifically shows the ways that we can be supported and betrayed by those with whom we find some kinship.
beyond all of that, the story is really gripping, and i love the witch parts, the supernatural elements and the relationship to the natural world, and healing, its so cool.
Graphic: Slavery, Blood, Racism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy
dangitbobby's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Animal death, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Sexual content
predro's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence
dwellordream's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence
futureofmydays's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Death, Xenophobia, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Incest, Gun violence, Hate crime, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse
carolikesbooks's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Animal cruelty, Slavery, Sexual violence, Racism, and Antisemitism
magicalghoul's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
En este momento lo que realmente se queda conmigo y que me encantó es lo fuertemente meta e intertextual es su narrativa, lo que la convierte en una novela de ficción histórica con ojos en el futuro (o el presente, pues Tituba está hablando con nosotras). Esto es hecho aún más evidente por el propio conocimiento de Tituba de que su nombre sólo es una nota al pie de los registros históricos de los juicios de Salem además del cameo de feminista blanca de Hester Prynne.
Notable como Condé se basó y jugó tanto con los cuentos orales antillanos como con la historia del Caribe para tejer un trasfondo para la historia de Tituba, y luego la transformación de la propia Tituba en una historia oral.
Toca releer una vez haya digerido propiamente la experiencia.
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, and Religious bigotry