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336 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781554681938
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In Jordan's prize-winning debut, prejudice takes many forms, both subtle and brutal. It is 1946, and city-bred Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband's Mississippi Delta farm - a place she finds foreign and frightening. In th...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,689 reviews
Moods
sad 65%
tense 56%
dark 47%
reflective 38%
challenging 29%
informative 14%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 43%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 40% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 21% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | No: 1% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Hate crime, Racial slursModerate
War, Alcoholism, ViolenceMinor
Sexual content336 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781554681938
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In Jordan's prize-winning debut, prejudice takes many forms, both subtle and brutal. It is 1946, and city-bred Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband's Mississippi Delta farm - a place she finds foreign and frightening. In th...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,689 reviews
Moods
sad 65%
tense 56%
dark 47%
reflective 38%
challenging 29%
informative 14%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 43%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 40% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 21% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | No: 1% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Hate crime, Racial slursModerate
War, Alcoholism, ViolenceMinor
Sexual content