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192 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0380017989
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 10 October 1977
Description
Brilliantly portrayed by a novelist with "a talent for hyperbole and downright yarning unequaled since Mark Twin", (SATURDAY REVIEW), this slave's-eye view of the Civil War exposes America's racial foibles of the past and present with uninhibited ...
Community Reviews Summary of 165 reviews
Moods
challenging 41%
adventurous 25%
dark 25%
reflective 16%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 27%
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 71% | No: 14% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racial slurs, Eating disorderModerate
Death, Forced institutionalization, IncestMinor
Murder192 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0380017989
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 10 October 1977
Description
Brilliantly portrayed by a novelist with "a talent for hyperbole and downright yarning unequaled since Mark Twin", (SATURDAY REVIEW), this slave's-eye view of the Civil War exposes America's racial foibles of the past and present with uninhibited ...
Community Reviews Summary of 165 reviews
Moods
challenging 41%
adventurous 25%
dark 25%
reflective 16%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 27%
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 71% | No: 14% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racial slurs, Eating disorderModerate
Death, Forced institutionalization, IncestMinor
Murder