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10 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781649041319
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 10 January 2023
Description
Winner of the 2021 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, a thought-provoking and enchanting debut about a Black woman doing whatever it takes to protect all she loves at the beginning of the civil rights movement in Alabama. It’s 1957...
Community Reviews Summary of 261 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
hopeful 37%
informative 31%
challenging 29%
tense 25%
inspiring 20%
sad 13%
dark 5%
funny 4%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 47%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, PregnancyModerate
Medical content, Sexual assault, DeathMinor
Hate crime, Cursing, Animal death10 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781649041319
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 10 January 2023
Description
Winner of the 2021 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, a thought-provoking and enchanting debut about a Black woman doing whatever it takes to protect all she loves at the beginning of the civil rights movement in Alabama. It’s 1957...
Community Reviews Summary of 261 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
hopeful 37%
informative 31%
challenging 29%
tense 25%
inspiring 20%
sad 13%
dark 5%
funny 4%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 47%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, PregnancyModerate
Medical content, Sexual assault, DeathMinor
Hate crime, Cursing, Animal death