The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis

The Unsettled

Ayana Mathis

11 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
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From the best-selling author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, a searing multi-generational novel—set in the 1980s in racially and politically turbulent Philadelphia and in the tiny town of Bonaparte, Alabama—about a mother fighting for her sanity a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 223 reviews

Moods

emotional 75%
dark 60%
sad 58%
tense 51%
challenging 44%
reflective 24%
hopeful 6%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 5%
funny 3%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 32%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Character: 37% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 62% | No: 22% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.56

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