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194 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781946022547
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: McNally Editions
Publication date: 07 February 2023
Description
Stories of loners, outsiders, tricksters, addicts, jazzmen, and drifters in the Jim Crow South—a classic of 1950s Black fiction.Raw, fearless, ironic, the stories in Lover Man (1958) promised the birth of a new sensibility in American fiction. Ins...
Community Reviews Summary of 21 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
adventurous 37%
challenging 37%
funny 25%
informative 25%
lighthearted 25%
dark 12%
mysterious 12%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abortion, Sexual harassment, Racial slursModerate
Emotional abuse, Toxic relationshipMinor
Sexual content, War
194 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781946022547
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: McNally Editions
Publication date: 07 February 2023
Description
Stories of loners, outsiders, tricksters, addicts, jazzmen, and drifters in the Jim Crow South—a classic of 1950s Black fiction.Raw, fearless, ironic, the stories in Lover Man (1958) promised the birth of a new sensibility in American fiction. Ins...
Community Reviews Summary of 21 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
adventurous 37%
challenging 37%
funny 25%
informative 25%
lighthearted 25%
dark 12%
mysterious 12%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abortion, Sexual harassment, Racial slursModerate
Emotional abuse, Toxic relationshipMinor
Sexual content, War