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213 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385545358
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 16 July 2019
Description
Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida.As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in s...
Community Reviews Summary of 28,103 reviews
Moods
sad 77%
emotional 70%
challenging 45%
reflective 41%
tense 37%
informative 28%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 4%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 33% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racism, Child abuse, Racial slursModerate
Sexual assault
213 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385545358
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 16 July 2019
Description
Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida.As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in s...
Community Reviews Summary of 28,103 reviews
Moods
sad 77%
emotional 70%
challenging 45%
reflective 41%
tense 37%
informative 28%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 4%
funny 1%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 33% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Child abuse, Racial slursModerate
Sexual assault