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240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374607036
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 01 August 2023
Description
From a National Book Award finalist, Witness is an elegant, insistent narrative of actions taken and not taken.What does it mean to take action? To bear witness? What does it cost?In these ten stories, each set in the changing landscapes of contem...
Community Reviews Summary of 131 reviews
Moods
emotional 79%
challenging 39%
dark 37%
sad 34%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 9%
tense 9%
funny 6%
mysterious 6%
informative 4%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 17% | N/A: 8% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 12% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 25% | No: 15% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 9% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Death, AlcoholismModerate
Eating disorder, InfidelityMinor
Police brutality
240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374607036
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 01 August 2023
Description
From a National Book Award finalist, Witness is an elegant, insistent narrative of actions taken and not taken.What does it mean to take action? To bear witness? What does it cost?In these ten stories, each set in the changing landscapes of contem...
Community Reviews Summary of 131 reviews
Moods
emotional 79%
challenging 39%
dark 37%
sad 34%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 9%
tense 9%
funny 6%
mysterious 6%
informative 4%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 17% | N/A: 8% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 12% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 25% | No: 15% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 9% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Death, AlcoholismModerate
Eating disorder, InfidelityMinor
Police brutality