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522 pages • first pub 2007 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781554686551
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada
Publication date: 13 July 2010
Description
Lawrence Hill’s nationally bestselling novel has garnered praise and awards around the world. The Book of Negroes has won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and CBC Canada Reads, among many others. Lawrence Hi...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,844 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
informative 55%
challenging 52%
dark 52%
tense 44%
reflective 42%
adventurous 38%
inspiring 36%
hopeful 17%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 35% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Slavery, Racial slursModerate
Sexual violence, Death of parent, Child deathMinor
War
522 pages • first pub 2007 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781554686551
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada
Publication date: 13 July 2010
Description
Lawrence Hill’s nationally bestselling novel has garnered praise and awards around the world. The Book of Negroes has won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and CBC Canada Reads, among many others. Lawrence Hi...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,844 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
informative 55%
challenging 52%
dark 52%
tense 44%
reflective 42%
adventurous 38%
inspiring 36%
hopeful 17%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 35% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Slavery, Racial slursModerate
Sexual violence, Death of parent, Child deathMinor
War