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320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982110338
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 10 September 2019
Description
WINNER OF THE 2020 CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 "Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative, Out of Darkness, Shining Light is a novel that lends voice to those who appeared only as footnotes in history, yet whose final, br...
Community Reviews Summary of 282 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
informative 50%
emotional 30%
sad 30%
challenging 26%
dark 24%
funny 16%
inspiring 10%
tense 10%
hopeful 6%
mysterious 4%
Pace
medium 48%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 45% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 22% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 17%Average rating
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Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Gun violence320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982110338
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 10 September 2019
Description
WINNER OF THE 2020 CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 "Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative, Out of Darkness, Shining Light is a novel that lends voice to those who appeared only as footnotes in history, yet whose final, br...
Community Reviews Summary of 282 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
informative 50%
emotional 30%
sad 30%
challenging 26%
dark 24%
funny 16%
inspiring 10%
tense 10%
hopeful 6%
mysterious 4%
Pace
medium 48%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 45% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 22% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 17%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Racism, SlaveryModerate
Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Gun violence