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288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781641290173
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Soho Press
Publication date: 04 June 2019
Description
2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION FINALIST Set in rural Oklahoma during the late 1980s, Where the Dead Sit Talking is a stunning and lyrical Native American coming-of-age story. With his single mother in jail, Sequoyah, a fifteen-year-old Cheroke...
Community Reviews Summary of 794 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
sad 59%
reflective 45%
challenging 35%
tense 22%
mysterious 16%
hopeful 4%
funny 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 38% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 23% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Average rating
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Graphic
Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attemptModerate
Alcoholism, Death, AddictionMinor
Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Physical abuse288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781641290173
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Soho Press
Publication date: 04 June 2019
Description
2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION FINALIST Set in rural Oklahoma during the late 1980s, Where the Dead Sit Talking is a stunning and lyrical Native American coming-of-age story. With his single mother in jail, Sequoyah, a fifteen-year-old Cheroke...
Community Reviews Summary of 794 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
sad 59%
reflective 45%
challenging 35%
tense 22%
mysterious 16%
hopeful 4%
funny 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 38% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 23% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attemptModerate
Alcoholism, Death, AddictionMinor
Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Physical abuse