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restlessbookish's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
After a while the storyline bored me and the trauma of the plot just outweighed everything.
Graphic: Racism, Drug abuse, Violence, Rape, and Physical abuse
ash_royse's review
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy
haleyreads32's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Racism
_sarah_reads_'s review
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Rape, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
sjpate14's review
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
Blurring the lines between fiction and non-fiction through the stories passed on in her family history, Kim Coleman Foote creates a biomythology in this novel that stretches decades of the Coleman-Grimes genealogy. Written almost like a collection of short stories through the 1920’s-80’s, this book is a haunting yet redeeming narrative of the Coleman legacy as it looks to redefine the way we see the traumas of our past and how understanding it can prevent the cycle from continuing.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery
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