Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin

Great Black Hope

Rob Franklin

320 pages • first pub 2025 (view editions)

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Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin is ideal for readers who appreciate introspective literary fiction exploring the intersections of race, privilege, and identity through the lens of modern societal tensions and personal turmoil.

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“A beautifully expansive novel about race and class…Franklin’s emotional and intellectual range is vast….An exceptional debut.” —Katie Kitamura, author of INTIMACIES and A SEPARATION. An arrest for cocaine possession in East Hampton on the last da...

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Community Reviews

4.0
based on 14 reviews

Moods

reflective: 87%

emotional: 75%

dark: 37%

challenging: 25%

hopeful: 25%

mysterious: 25%

tense: 25%

sad: 12%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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