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A review by bahareads
Black Cake: A Novel by Charmaine Wilkerson
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I enjoyed listening to this book immensely. The narrators did a fantastic job, and their accents worked well. The family saga itself was great. I enjoyed the timeline, the back and forth of it all, and seeing how the plot connected. The ending was great for me. I found it to be very suitable for the entire book. I did question 'why' on a few things that came up in the plot but I could only take the characters at their word. There's a lot of loss and grief but there are also so many bits of happiness in there that tie it all together. It could have been a bit shorter.