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242 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 1474603610
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date: 11 June 2017
Description
From the winner of the Forward Prize, Augustown is a magical and haunting novel set in the underbelly of Jamaica. Ma Taffy may be blind but she sees everything. So when her great-nephew Kaia comes home from school in tears, what she senses sends a...
Community Reviews Summary of 722 reviews
Moods
reflective 67%
sad 50%
tense 41%
challenging 34%
dark 31%
mysterious 30%
informative 22%
adventurous 17%
inspiring 14%
funny 10%
hopeful 10%
Pace
fast 17%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 29% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 32%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Police brutality, ViolenceModerate
Excrement, Sexual content, SuicideMinor
Rape, Gun violence, Abortion242 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 1474603610
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date: 11 June 2017
Description
From the winner of the Forward Prize, Augustown is a magical and haunting novel set in the underbelly of Jamaica. Ma Taffy may be blind but she sees everything. So when her great-nephew Kaia comes home from school in tears, what she senses sends a...
Community Reviews Summary of 722 reviews
Moods
reflective 67%
sad 50%
tense 41%
challenging 34%
dark 31%
mysterious 30%
informative 22%
adventurous 17%
inspiring 14%
funny 10%
hopeful 10%
Pace
fast 17%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 29% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 32%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Police brutality, ViolenceModerate
Excrement, Sexual content, SuicideMinor
Rape, Gun violence, Abortion