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8 hours • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982660635
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 18 June 2019
Description
Set in the summer of 1968, a provocative and devastating novel of individual lives caught in the grips of violent history--a timely and poignant story that reverberates with the power of Alice Walker's Meridian and Ntozake Shange's Betsey Browne.A...
Community Reviews Summary of 132 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
tense 61%
sad 55%
challenging 44%
adventurous 27%
informative 27%
reflective 11%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 53% | A mix: 46%Strong character development?
No: 76% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 57% | Yes: 42%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutalityModerate
Confinement, Alcohol, Sexual violenceMinor
Slavery, Murder, Child abuse8 hours • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982660635
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 18 June 2019
Description
Set in the summer of 1968, a provocative and devastating novel of individual lives caught in the grips of violent history--a timely and poignant story that reverberates with the power of Alice Walker's Meridian and Ntozake Shange's Betsey Browne.A...
Community Reviews Summary of 132 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
tense 61%
sad 55%
challenging 44%
adventurous 27%
informative 27%
reflective 11%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 53% | A mix: 46%Strong character development?
No: 76% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 57% | Yes: 42%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutalityModerate
Confinement, Alcohol, Sexual violenceMinor
Slavery, Murder, Child abuse