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336 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781407065243
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 01 July 2010
Description
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. Spanning the birth of the Civil Rights movement, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,140 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
emotional 64%
reflective 53%
mysterious 40%
tense 38%
sad 35%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 3%
funny 2%
informative 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 23% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%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
336 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781407065243
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 01 July 2010
Description
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. Spanning the birth of the Civil Rights movement, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,140 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
emotional 64%
reflective 53%
mysterious 40%
tense 38%
sad 35%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 3%
funny 2%
informative 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 23% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%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