A Drop of Patience by Gerald Early, William Melvin Kelley

A Drop of Patience

Gerald Early, William Melvin Kelley

304 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction music dark tense slow-paced
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At the age of five, a blind African-American boy is handed over to a brutal state home. Here Ludlow Washington will suffer for eleven years, until his prodigious musical talent provides him an unlikely ticket back into the world. The property of a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 24 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
dark 33%
sad 33%
tense 33%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.18

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