The Celestials by Karen Shepard

The Celestials

Karen Shepard

320 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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In June of 1870, seventy-five Chinese laborers arrived in North Adams, Massachusetts, to work for Calvin Sampson, one of the biggest industrialists in that busy factory town. Except for the foreman, the Chinese didn't speak English. They didn't kn...

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Moods

emotional 100%
sad 100%
tense 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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3.11

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