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She Would Be King

Wayétu Moore

Start date: May 15, 2021

Finish date: June 14, 2021

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Jul 07, 2019 Nadine in California rated it really liked it

The colonial history of Liberia is fascinating, and this book brings it to life with a story and characters that are every bit as absorbing. For me, the first half of the book was superb - Gbessa's, June Dey's, and Norman Aragon's worlds were so rich and detailed, I felt like I was there. The supernatural was so naturally woven into their lives, I couldn't really think of it as magic - it was just an organic extension of themselves. The second half wasn't quite as good for me, even though the pl ...more

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Sep 29, 2018 Beverly rated it liked it

Shelves: cross-cultural, historical-fiction, newtome2018, liberia

This was a 3.5 read for me.

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Feb 03, 2019 Gayla Bassham rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, 2018-reads

I really wanted to love this book -- I have a thing about Liberia -- but for whatever reason it just never spoke to me. I might try again at some point, because it really should be right up my alley.

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