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288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616958879
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Soho Press
Publication date: 20 February 2018
Description
2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION FINALIST Set in rural Oklahoma during the late 1980s, Where the Dead Sit Talking is a stunning and lyrical Native American coming-of-age story. With his single mother in jail, Sequoyah, a fifteen-year-old Cheroke...
Community Reviews Summary of 786 reviews
Moods
emotional 61%
sad 60%
reflective 45%
challenging 36%
tense 23%
mysterious 15%
hopeful 4%
funny 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 38% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 22% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attemptModerate
Alcoholism, Death, AddictionMinor
Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Physical abuse
288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616958879
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Soho Press
Publication date: 20 February 2018
Description
2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION FINALIST Set in rural Oklahoma during the late 1980s, Where the Dead Sit Talking is a stunning and lyrical Native American coming-of-age story. With his single mother in jail, Sequoyah, a fifteen-year-old Cheroke...
Community Reviews Summary of 786 reviews
Moods
emotional 61%
sad 60%
reflective 45%
challenging 36%
tense 23%
mysterious 15%
hopeful 4%
funny 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 38% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 22% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attemptModerate
Alcoholism, Death, AddictionMinor
Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Physical abuse