I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865 by Joyce Hansen

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865

Dear America #7

Joyce Hansen

3 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added

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The two-time Coretta Scott King Honor Book recipient offers a poignant narrative about a freed slave girl during the Reconstruction Era in the South.

Community Reviews Summary of 594 reviews

Moods

emotional 75%
informative 58%
hopeful 50%
reflective 50%
inspiring 41%
challenging 33%
sad 33%
dark 25%
funny 16%
tense 16%
adventurous 8%
mysterious 8%

Pace

medium 54%
fast 36%
slow 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 42%

Strong character development?

Yes: 87% | N/A: 12%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 37%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | Yes: 14%

Average rating

3.82

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