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Violence
A lot
Massacre; ethnic violence; many deaths
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Themes of ethnic violence, survival, and bearing witness to atrocity
What this book is about
Danticat's 1998 novel follows Amabelle Désir, a Haitian servant in the Dominican Republic, who survives the massacre of Haitian sugarcane workers ordered by Trujillo. A devastating account of historical atrocity. For adults.
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Massacre
Ethnic violence
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