Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall

Brown Girl, Brownstones

Paule Marshall

274 pages first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Brown Girl, Brownstones tells the story of a young Barbadian American caught between the ambitious dreams of her forward-looking mother and the rose-tinted nostalgia of her father. While Selina's mother strives diligently to save enough money to b...

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Community Reviews Summary of 269 reviews

Moods

emotional 86%
reflective 80%
challenging 26%
tense 26%
hopeful 20%
sad 20%
dark 13%
informative 13%
funny 6%

Pace

medium 64%
slow 35%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 45%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%

Average rating

3.93

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