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384 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679445043
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 14 November 1995
Description
In this celebrated novel, Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison created a new way of rendering the contradictory nuances of black life in America. Its earthy poetic language and striking use of folklore and myth established Morrison as a major ...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,557 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
challenging 54%
dark 42%
tense 33%
mysterious 32%
sad 28%
adventurous 26%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 10%
funny 8%
informative 4%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 22% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Racism, Racial slursModerate
Murder, Violence, Death
384 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679445043
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 14 November 1995
Description
In this celebrated novel, Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison created a new way of rendering the contradictory nuances of black life in America. Its earthy poetic language and striking use of folklore and myth established Morrison as a major ...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,557 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
challenging 54%
dark 42%
tense 33%
mysterious 32%
sad 28%
adventurous 26%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 10%
funny 8%
informative 4%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 22% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Racism, Racial slursModerate
Murder, Violence, Death