Cotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Harlem Cycle #7

Chester Himes

160 pages first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
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Black flim-flam man Deke O'Hara is no sooner out of Atlanta's state penitentiary than he's back on the streets working the scam of a lifetime. As sponsor of the Back-to-Africa movement he's counting on the big Harlem rally to produce a big collect...

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Community Reviews Summary of 183 reviews

Moods

funny 75%
mysterious 66%
dark 58%
adventurous 41%
tense 33%
reflective 16%
challenging 8%

Pace

fast 58%
medium 41%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 54% | A mix: 45%

Strong character development?

No: 90% | Yes: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | No: 27% | Yes: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9% | No: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 54% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 18%

Average rating

3.44

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