13 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509411283
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 07 June 2016
Description
A novel of breathtaking sweep and emotional power that traces three hundred years in Ghana and along the way also becomes a truly great American novel. Extraordinary for its exquisite language, its implacable sorrow, its soaring beauty, and for it...
Community Reviews Summary of 36,112 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
sad 57%
challenging 48%
informative 39%
dark 38%
inspiring 27%
hopeful 24%
tense 18%
adventurous 17%
mysterious 2%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 25% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, RapeModerate
Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use
13 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509411283
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 07 June 2016
Description
A novel of breathtaking sweep and emotional power that traces three hundred years in Ghana and along the way also becomes a truly great American novel. Extraordinary for its exquisite language, its implacable sorrow, its soaring beauty, and for it...
Community Reviews Summary of 36,112 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
sad 57%
challenging 48%
informative 39%
dark 38%
inspiring 27%
hopeful 24%
tense 18%
adventurous 17%
mysterious 2%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 25% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, RapeModerate
Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use