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212 pages • first pub 1912 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780809000326
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Publication date: 01 March 1991
Description
James Weldon Johnson's emotionally gripping novel is a landmark in black literary history and, more than eighty years after its original anonymous publication, a classic of American fiction. The first fictional memoir ever written by a black, The ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,005 reviews
Moods
informative 51%
challenging 47%
emotional 28%
dark 22%
sad 15%
tense 12%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 8%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 28% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 16% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crimeModerate
Classism, Grief, AntisemitismMinor
Death of parent, Cursing, Slavery
212 pages • first pub 1912 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780809000326
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Publication date: 01 March 1991
Description
James Weldon Johnson's emotionally gripping novel is a landmark in black literary history and, more than eighty years after its original anonymous publication, a classic of American fiction. The first fictional memoir ever written by a black, The ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,005 reviews
Moods
informative 51%
challenging 47%
emotional 28%
dark 22%
sad 15%
tense 12%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 8%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 28% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 16% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crimeModerate
Classism, Grief, AntisemitismMinor
Death of parent, Cursing, Slavery