Breaking Ice:An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction by Octavia E. Butler, Grace Edwards-Yearwood, Colleen McElroy, John Edgar Wideman, Ishmael Reed, Wesley Brown, Charles R. Johnson, Randall Kenan, Clarence Major, Darryl Pinckney, Mary Monroe, Xam Wilson Cartier, Paule Marshall, Don Belton, David Bradley, William Demby, Fatima Shaik, Gayl Jones, Steven Corbin, J. California Cooper, Angela Jackson, Carolyn Cole, Ernest J. Gaines, Kristin Hunter Lattany, Toni Cade Bambara, Trey Ellis, Nathaniel Mackey, Wanda Coleman, Doris Jean Austin, Arthur Flowers, Melvin Dixon, Amiri Baraka, Richard Perry, Peter Harris, Samuel R. Delany, Connie Rose Porter, John McCluskey, Tina McElroy Ansa, Sandra Hollin Flowers, Becky Birtha, Bill Williams Forde, Marita Golden, Ntozake Shange, Barbara Neely, Rita Dove, James Alan McPherson, William Melvin Kelley, Gloria Naylor, Percival Everett, Terry McMillan, Safiya Henderson-Holmes

Breaking Ice:An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction

Octavia E. Butler, Grace Edwards-Yearwood, Colleen McElroy, John Edgar Wideman, Ishmael Reed, Wesley Brown, Charles R. Johnson, Randall Kenan, Clarence Major, Darryl Pinckney, Mary Monroe, Xam Wilson Cartier, Paule Marshall, Don Belton, David Bradley, William Demby, Fatima Shaik, Gayl Jones, Steven Corbin, J. California Cooper, Angela Jackson, Carolyn Cole, Ernest J. Gaines, Kristin Hunter Lattany, Toni Cade Bambara, Trey Ellis, Nathaniel Mackey, Wanda Coleman, Doris Jean Austin, Arthur Flowers, Melvin Dixon, Amiri Baraka, Richard Perry, Peter Harris, Samuel R. Delany, Connie Rose Porter, John McCluskey, Tina McElroy Ansa, Sandra Hollin Flowers, Becky Birtha, Bill Williams Forde, Marita Golden, Ntozake Shange, Barbara Neely, Rita Dove, James Alan McPherson, William Melvin Kelley, Gloria Naylor, Percival Everett, Terry McMillan, Safiya Henderson-Holmes

418 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

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An anthology of African-American writing, edited by the author of "Mama" and "Disappearing Acts". The collection includes works by both established and emerging authors, including Alice Walker, Gloria Naylor, John Edgar Wideman and J.California Co...

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Community Reviews Summary of 38 reviews

Moods

challenging 50%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
funny 50%
informative 50%
lighthearted 50%
relaxing 50%

Pace

slow 66%
fast 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

N/A: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

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