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240 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781558614420
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Feminist Press
Publication date: 01 December 2002
Description
This modern classic is "a tough, tender, bitter novel of a black girl struggling towards womanhood" in 1930s Harlem--with a foreword by James Baldwin (Publishers Weekly). Depression-era Harlem is home for twelve-year-old Francie Coffin and her fam...
Community Reviews Summary of 96 reviews
Moods
sad 66%
reflective 58%
dark 41%
tense 33%
challenging 25%
funny 16%
informative 16%
inspiring 8%
Pace
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 30% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 62% | Yes: 37%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 12%Average rating
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Police brutality, Sexual assault, Racism240 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781558614420
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Feminist Press
Publication date: 01 December 2002
Description
This modern classic is "a tough, tender, bitter novel of a black girl struggling towards womanhood" in 1930s Harlem--with a foreword by James Baldwin (Publishers Weekly). Depression-era Harlem is home for twelve-year-old Francie Coffin and her fam...
Community Reviews Summary of 96 reviews
Moods
sad 66%
reflective 58%
dark 41%
tense 33%
challenging 25%
funny 16%
informative 16%
inspiring 8%
Pace
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 30% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 62% | Yes: 37%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Police brutality, Sexual assault, Racism