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4.0
funny lighthearted sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Jesse Stuart was from rural Kentucky and was probably surrounded by people much like the characters in this book. It’s easy to ridicule rural Kentuckians and difficult to understand why they act as they do , but Jesse Stuart seemed to understand them.