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245 pages • first pub 1990 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781439125038
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 21 February 2012
Description
A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Charles Johnson’s National Book Award-winning masterpiece—"a novel in the tradition of Billy Budd and Moby-Dick…heroic in proportion…fiction that hooks the mind" (The New York Times Book Review)—now with a new...
Community Reviews Summary of 393 reviews
Moods
dark 76%
emotional 46%
challenging 40%
reflective 36%
tense 36%
mysterious 23%
sad 16%
funny 13%
informative 13%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 78% | Character: 14% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 19% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 6%Average rating
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Slavery, Death, RacismModerate
Cannibalism, Rape, Sexual assaultMinor
Death of parent, Antisemitism, Racial slurs
245 pages • first pub 1990 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781439125038
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 21 February 2012
Description
A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Charles Johnson’s National Book Award-winning masterpiece—"a novel in the tradition of Billy Budd and Moby-Dick…heroic in proportion…fiction that hooks the mind" (The New York Times Book Review)—now with a new...
Community Reviews Summary of 393 reviews
Moods
dark 76%
emotional 46%
challenging 40%
reflective 36%
tense 36%
mysterious 23%
sad 16%
funny 13%
informative 13%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 78% | Character: 14% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 19% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Death, RacismModerate
Cannibalism, Rape, Sexual assaultMinor
Death of parent, Antisemitism, Racial slurs