The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

The Revisioners

Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional medium-paced
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"This stunning novel is told in alternating chapters from the points of view of two African-American women connected by blood but divided by time: a biracial single mom in 2017 and a former sharecropper turned farm-owning widow in 1924" as they di...

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Moods

emotional 72%
challenging 52%
reflective 52%
dark 37%
sad 37%
tense 31%
hopeful 24%
inspiring 23%
mysterious 22%
adventurous 13%
informative 4%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 70%
slow 15%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 59% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 44% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%

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