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I stayed up until 5 am reading this and can I just say it was really really good. I was really engrossed while reading and I didn't even realize I should probably go to sleep. That said it was a hard book to read at times, as is any book covering slavery and the subsequent pervasive racism in this country. At some points I really wished we could stay with some characters longer though but I think that just goes back to how good the writing was and how easy it was to slip into the characters lives and empathize with them. Like I kind of wish we knew what happened to Kojo. I wasn't as in love with the ending as I was with the rest of the book though, mostly because I never like endings and because really its always hard to end things in a satisfactory way. This was a 4.5 stars for me definitely.
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Jul 08, 2019 11:05AM
I’ve had some of those , whoops I forgot to sleep, books lately. Glad you found a book that rated so highly with you. I hate endings too.
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I sometimes found it difficult to move on to the next character as well. Glad you liked this one, though!
Wow. Forgetting to sleep is an excellent endorsement. Moving this up on my TBR list.
Shaina wrote: "I’ve had some of those , whoops I forgot to sleep, books lately. Glad you found a book that rated so highly with you. I hate endings too."Isn't it the best feeling ever really one of the things that make life worth while
J.L. wrote: "I sometimes found it difficult to move on to the next character as well. Glad you liked this one, though!"I'm glad you liked it as well, I think it's a testament to how good the book is that it's difficult to move on from one chapter to the next to be honest.
Deanna wrote: "Great review!!"Thanks!
Jan wrote: "Wow. Forgetting to sleep is an excellent endorsement. Moving this up on my TBR list."Ha ha hope it doesn't disappoint
It was compelling and thought provoking. I really liked it, but I wished for more on some characters, and there was a lot of parental loss- which I suspect is a theme.
One of the best books I have read!!
Laura wrote: "It was compelling and thought provoking. I really liked it, but I wished for more on some characters, and there was a lot of parental loss- which I suspect is a theme."Yeah I felt pretty sad when some of the chapters ended and we left certain characters. Loss of family ties was definitely a theme through out the book.
Cheryl wrote: "One of the best books I have read!!"I enjoyed it quite a lot as well, it was really well written
