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320 pages • first pub 1892 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780807065198
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 10 December 1999
Description
Iola Leroy was originally published in 1892, during a time of black disenfranchisement, lynching, and Jim Crow laws. It is the story of a “refined mulatto” raised to believe she’s white until she and her mother are sold into slavery. Iola becomes ...
Community Reviews Summary of 254 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
hopeful 51%
informative 48%
dark 33%
sad 33%
challenging 29%
inspiring 22%
tense 11%
adventurous 3%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | Plot: 30% | A mix: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, SlaveryModerate
Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, GriefMinor
Hate crime, Alcoholism, Rape
320 pages • first pub 1892 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780807065198
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 10 December 1999
Description
Iola Leroy was originally published in 1892, during a time of black disenfranchisement, lynching, and Jim Crow laws. It is the story of a “refined mulatto” raised to believe she’s white until she and her mother are sold into slavery. Iola becomes ...
Community Reviews Summary of 254 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
hopeful 51%
informative 48%
dark 33%
sad 33%
challenging 29%
inspiring 22%
tense 11%
adventurous 3%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | Plot: 30% | A mix: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, SlaveryModerate
Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, GriefMinor
Hate crime, Alcoholism, Rape