These Ghosts are Family by Maisy Card

These Ghosts are Family

Maisy Card

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional medium-paced
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One of Electric Literature’s most Anticipated Debuts of 2020 A transporting debut novel that reveals the ways in which a Jamaican family forms and fractures over generations, in the tradition of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.Stanford Solomon has a shocki...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,648 reviews

Moods

emotional 67%
dark 59%
reflective 52%
challenging 51%
mysterious 32%
sad 31%
tense 24%
adventurous 13%
informative 11%
funny 6%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 73%
slow 19%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 58% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 35% | No: 17% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 26% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.76

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