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320 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143115847
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Published in 1957 to wide acclaim, James Agee's A Death in the Family was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature. However, the novel had been so heavily edited by publisher and editor David McDowell that it little resembled the man...
Community Reviews Summary of 895 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
reflective 72%
dark 47%
challenging 36%
tense 9%
hopeful 7%
funny 3%
mysterious 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 14%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 14% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 28% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Death of parent, Death, Car accidentModerate
Racial slurs, Racism, AlcoholismMinor
Animal death, Blood, Cursing320 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143115847
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Published in 1957 to wide acclaim, James Agee's A Death in the Family was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature. However, the novel had been so heavily edited by publisher and editor David McDowell that it little resembled the man...
Community Reviews Summary of 895 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
reflective 72%
dark 47%
challenging 36%
tense 9%
hopeful 7%
funny 3%
mysterious 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 14%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 14% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 28% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Death, Car accidentModerate
Racial slurs, Racism, AlcoholismMinor
Animal death, Blood, Cursing