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224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781324036296
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Publication date: 24 January 2023
Description
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Tinkers, a novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast.In 1792, formerly enslaved Be...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,332 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
reflective 59%
dark 46%
challenging 36%
informative 22%
tense 10%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 43% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 31% | No: 30% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Incest, Racial slursModerate
Rape, Murder, Forced institutionalizationMinor
Animal death, Ableism, Colonisation
224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781324036296
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Publication date: 24 January 2023
Description
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Tinkers, a novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast.In 1792, formerly enslaved Be...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,332 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
reflective 59%
dark 46%
challenging 36%
informative 22%
tense 10%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 43% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 31% | No: 30% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Incest, Racial slursModerate
Rape, Murder, Forced institutionalizationMinor
Animal death, Ableism, Colonisation