The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist by Margarita Engle

The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist

Margarita Engle

192 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical poetry young adult challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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"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...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 318 reviews

Moods

emotional: 65%

reflective: 65%

inspiring: 56%

hopeful: 34%

challenging: 26%

sad: 26%

informative: 21%

adventurous: 13%

dark: 13%

tense: 4%

Pace

60% of readers chose fast
30% of readers chose medium
8% of readers chose slow
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medium
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Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
21% of readers chose A mix
73% of readers chose Character
Plot
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Character

Strong character development?

55% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
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Complicated
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Loveable characters?

63% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

89% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

20% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
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