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192 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684847504
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 02 June 1998
Description
Ishmael Reed has created a sharp, wildly funny slave's-eye view of the Civil War. Three slaves infected with Dysaethesia Aethipica (a term coined in the nineteenth century for the disease that makes Negroes run away) escape from Virginia. Not sati...
Community Reviews Summary of 165 reviews
Moods
challenging 41%
adventurous 25%
dark 25%
reflective 16%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 27%
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 71% | No: 14% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racial slurs, Eating disorderModerate
Death, Forced institutionalization, IncestMinor
Murder192 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684847504
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 02 June 1998
Description
Ishmael Reed has created a sharp, wildly funny slave's-eye view of the Civil War. Three slaves infected with Dysaethesia Aethipica (a term coined in the nineteenth century for the disease that makes Negroes run away) escape from Virginia. Not sati...
Community Reviews Summary of 165 reviews
Moods
challenging 41%
adventurous 25%
dark 25%
reflective 16%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 27%
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 71% | No: 14% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racial slurs, Eating disorderModerate
Death, Forced institutionalization, IncestMinor
Murder