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324 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781643752464
Format: Hardcover
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 253 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
hopeful 37%
informative 30%
challenging 29%
tense 26%
inspiring 21%
sad 12%
dark 5%
funny 4%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 47%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, DeathModerate
Sexual assault, Medical content, PregnancyMinor
Hate crime, Animal death, Body shaming
324 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781643752464
Format: Hardcover
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 253 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
hopeful 37%
informative 30%
challenging 29%
tense 26%
inspiring 21%
sad 12%
dark 5%
funny 4%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 47%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 35% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, DeathModerate
Sexual assault, Medical content, PregnancyMinor
Hate crime, Animal death, Body shaming