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320 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375701238
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Published in 1957 to wide acclaim, James Agee's A Death in the Family was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature. However, the novel had been so heavily edited by publisher and editor David McDowell that it little resembled the man...
Community Reviews Summary of 893 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
reflective 71%
dark 47%
challenging 35%
tense 9%
hopeful 7%
funny 3%
mysterious 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 15%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 12% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 29% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Car accident, Death of parent, RacismMinor
Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing
320 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375701238
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Published in 1957 to wide acclaim, James Agee's A Death in the Family was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature. However, the novel had been so heavily edited by publisher and editor David McDowell that it little resembled the man...
Community Reviews Summary of 893 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
reflective 71%
dark 47%
challenging 35%
tense 9%
hopeful 7%
funny 3%
mysterious 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 15%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 12% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 29% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Car accident, Death of parent, RacismMinor
Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing