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192 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408897294
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 08 March 2018
Description
An intensely beautiful, searingly powerful, tightly constructed novel, Brother explores questions of masculinity, family, race, and identity as they are played out in a Scarborough housing complex during the sweltering heat and simmering violence ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,682 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
reflective 69%
dark 30%
challenging 29%
tense 25%
hopeful 13%
informative 6%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Police brutality, Racism, Gun violenceModerate
Racial slurs, Blood, BullyingMinor
Death of parent, Cancer, Homophobia
192 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408897294
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 08 March 2018
Description
An intensely beautiful, searingly powerful, tightly constructed novel, Brother explores questions of masculinity, family, race, and identity as they are played out in a Scarborough housing complex during the sweltering heat and simmering violence ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,682 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
reflective 69%
dark 30%
challenging 29%
tense 25%
hopeful 13%
informative 6%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Police brutality, Racism, Gun violenceModerate
Racial slurs, Blood, BullyingMinor
Death of parent, Cancer, Homophobia