The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright

The Man Who Lived Underground

Richard Wright

219 pages first pub 1913 (editions) user-added

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
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A major literary event: an explosive, previously unpublished novel from the 1940s by the legendary author of Native Son and Black Boy Fred Daniels, a black man, is picked up randomly by the police after a brutal murder in a Chicago neighborhood an...

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Community Reviews

4.03
based on 519 reviews

Moods

dark: 77%

reflective: 56%

tense: 52%

challenging: 46%

emotional: 42%

sad: 40%

adventurous: 14%

mysterious: 11%

informative: 3%

funny: 1%

hopeful: 1%

inspiring: 1%


Pace

31% of readers chose fast
39% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

17% of readers chose Plot
28% of readers chose A mix
53% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

45% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
55% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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