Banjo by Claude McKay

Banjo

Claude McKay

336 pages first pub 1929 (editions)

fiction music challenging reflective slow-paced
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Lincoln Agrippa Daily, known on the 1920s Marseilles waterfront as "Banjo," prowls the rough waterfront bistros with his drifter friends, drinking, looking for women, playing music, fighting, loving, and talking--about their homes in Africa, the W...

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Community Reviews Summary of 66 reviews

Moods

challenging 100%
reflective 100%
adventurous 25%
funny 25%
hopeful 25%
lighthearted 25%
sad 25%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | N/A: 25%

Average rating

3.39

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