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336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 1526666715
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 24 October 2023
Description
From Jesmyn Ward—the two-time National Book Award winner, youngest winner of the Library of Congress Prize for Fiction, and MacArthur Fellow—comes a haunting masterpiece, sure to be an instant classic, about an enslaved girl in the years before th...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,382 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
dark 69%
challenging 56%
reflective 37%
tense 37%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 10%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Graphic
Slavery, Racism, ViolenceModerate
Rape, Sexual assault336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 1526666715
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 24 October 2023
Description
From Jesmyn Ward—the two-time National Book Award winner, youngest winner of the Library of Congress Prize for Fiction, and MacArthur Fellow—comes a haunting masterpiece, sure to be an instant classic, about an enslaved girl in the years before th...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,382 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
dark 69%
challenging 56%
reflective 37%
tense 37%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 10%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, ViolenceModerate
Rape, Sexual assault