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260 pages • first pub 1902 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780262544290
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 02 August 2022
Description
Long before Marvel Comics gave us Wakanda, a high-tech African country that has never been colonized, this 1903 novel gave readers Reuel Briggs—a mixed-race Harvard medical student, passing as white, who stumbles upon Telassar. In this long-hidden...
Community Reviews Summary of 236 reviews
Moods
adventurous 72%
dark 52%
reflective 41%
challenging 37%
tense 21%
emotional 15%
sad 11%
funny 5%
informative 3%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 34%
medium 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 40% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 33% | No: 30%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 24% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Racial slurs, MurderModerate
Domestic abuse, Incest, Animal deathMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Rape
260 pages • first pub 1902 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780262544290
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 02 August 2022
Description
Long before Marvel Comics gave us Wakanda, a high-tech African country that has never been colonized, this 1903 novel gave readers Reuel Briggs—a mixed-race Harvard medical student, passing as white, who stumbles upon Telassar. In this long-hidden...
Community Reviews Summary of 236 reviews
Moods
adventurous 72%
dark 52%
reflective 41%
challenging 37%
tense 21%
emotional 15%
sad 11%
funny 5%
informative 3%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 34%
medium 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 40% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 33% | No: 30%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 24% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Racial slurs, MurderModerate
Domestic abuse, Incest, Animal deathMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Rape