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318 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0099768216
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 20 January 1999
Description
BY THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF BELOVED.Four young women are brutally attacked in a convent near an all-black town in America in the mid-1970s. The inevitability of this attack, and the attempts to avert it, lie at the heart of Paradise. Span...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,136 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
emotional 64%
reflective 54%
mysterious 40%
tense 39%
sad 36%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 3%
funny 2%
informative 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 23% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Misogyny, RacismModerate
Child death, Self harm, Child abuseMinor
Slavery, Alcoholism, Abortion
318 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0099768216
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 20 January 1999
Description
BY THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF BELOVED.Four young women are brutally attacked in a convent near an all-black town in America in the mid-1970s. The inevitability of this attack, and the attempts to avert it, lie at the heart of Paradise. Span...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,136 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
emotional 64%
reflective 54%
mysterious 40%
tense 39%
sad 36%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 3%
funny 2%
informative 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 23% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Misogyny, RacismModerate
Child death, Self harm, Child abuseMinor
Slavery, Alcoholism, Abortion