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192 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780544541122
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 15 September 2015
Description
"I find it so easy to forget / that I'm just a girl who is expected / to live / without thoughts." Opposing slavery in Cuba in the nineteenth century was dangerous. The most daring abolitionists were poets who veiled their work in metaphor. Of th...
Community Reviews Summary of 240 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
inspiring 52%
hopeful 28%
challenging 23%
informative 23%
sad 19%
dark 14%
adventurous 9%
tense 4%
Pace
medium 28%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
SlaveryModerate
Racism192 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780544541122
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 15 September 2015
Description
"I find it so easy to forget / that I'm just a girl who is expected / to live / without thoughts." Opposing slavery in Cuba in the nineteenth century was dangerous. The most daring abolitionists were poets who veiled their work in metaphor. Of th...
Community Reviews Summary of 240 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
inspiring 52%
hopeful 28%
challenging 23%
informative 23%
sad 19%
dark 14%
adventurous 9%
tense 4%
Pace
medium 28%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
SlaveryModerate
Racism