Now in November by Nancy Hoffman, Josephine Winslow Johnson

288 pages first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective sad slow-paced
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Brilliant, evocative, poetic, savage, this Pulitzer Prize-winning first novel (1934) written when Josephine Winslow Johnson was only 24, depicts a white, middle-class urban family that is turned into dirt-poor farmers by the Depression and the gre...

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Community Reviews Summary of 93 reviews

Moods

sad 73%
reflective 68%
dark 52%
emotional 52%
tense 36%
challenging 15%
informative 10%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 5%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 43%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 40%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | Yes: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 27%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 70% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | No: 40%

Average rating

3.45

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