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319 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781558614987
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Feminist Press
Publication date: 01 July 2006
Description
Set in Brooklyn during the Great Depression and World War II, Brown Girl, Brownstones chronicles the efforts of Barbadian immigrants to surmount poverty and racism and to make their new country home. Selina Boyce is torn between the opposing aspir...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
reflective 80%
challenging 26%
tense 26%
hopeful 20%
sad 20%
dark 13%
informative 13%
funny 6%
Pace
slow 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 45%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, RacismMinor
Ableism, Child death, Racial slurs
319 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781558614987
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Feminist Press
Publication date: 01 July 2006
Description
Set in Brooklyn during the Great Depression and World War II, Brown Girl, Brownstones chronicles the efforts of Barbadian immigrants to surmount poverty and racism and to make their new country home. Selina Boyce is torn between the opposing aspir...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
reflective 80%
challenging 26%
tense 26%
hopeful 20%
sad 20%
dark 13%
informative 13%
funny 6%
Pace
slow 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 45%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, RacismMinor
Ableism, Child death, Racial slurs