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328 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 04 March 2008
Description
In Jordan's prize-winning debut, prejudice takes many forms, both subtle and brutal. It is 1946, and city-bred Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband's Mississippi Delta farm - a place she finds foreign and frightening. In th...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,665 reviews
Moods
sad 64%
tense 57%
dark 48%
reflective 39%
challenging 26%
informative 14%
adventurous 3%
mysterious 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 43%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 42% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 22% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Hate crime, Racial slursModerate
Alcoholism, War, ViolenceMinor
Sexual content
328 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 04 March 2008
Description
In Jordan's prize-winning debut, prejudice takes many forms, both subtle and brutal. It is 1946, and city-bred Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband's Mississippi Delta farm - a place she finds foreign and frightening. In th...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,665 reviews
Moods
sad 64%
tense 57%
dark 48%
reflective 39%
challenging 26%
informative 14%
adventurous 3%
mysterious 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 43%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 42% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 22% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Hate crime, Racial slursModerate
Alcoholism, War, ViolenceMinor
Sexual content