Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson

Our Nig

Harriet E. Wilson with P. Gabrielle Foreman, Reginald Pitts

176 pages • first pub 1859 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Our Nig is the tale of a mixed-race girl, Frado, abandoned by her white mother after the death of the child's black father. Frado becomes the servant of the Bellmonts, a lower-middle-class white family in the free North, while slavery is still leg...

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Community Reviews Summary of 364 reviews

Moods

emotional 75%
sad 75%
dark 64%
challenging 53%
tense 32%
informative 25%
reflective 25%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
funny 3%

Pace

fast 42%
medium 34%
slow 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 63% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 26% | No: 21%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 61% | Yes: 27% | No: 5% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 21% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

3.53

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