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180 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374530112
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A few years after its liberation from the brutality of French colonial rule in 1803, Haiti endured a period of even greater brutality under the reign of King Henri-Christophe, who was born a slave in Grenada but rose to become the first black king...
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Moods
dark: 65%
challenging: 44%
reflective: 36%
adventurous: 32%
informative: 23%
emotional: 19%
sad: 19%
mysterious: 17%
tense: 15%
inspiring: 7%
funny: 1%
hopeful: 1%
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Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault
180 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374530112
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A few years after its liberation from the brutality of French colonial rule in 1803, Haiti endured a period of even greater brutality under the reign of King Henri-Christophe, who was born a slave in Grenada but rose to become the first black king...
Community Reviews
Moods
dark: 65%
challenging: 44%
reflective: 36%
adventurous: 32%
informative: 23%
emotional: 19%
sad: 19%
mysterious: 17%
tense: 15%
inspiring: 7%
funny: 1%
hopeful: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault