Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades

236 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective fast-paced
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NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A “boisterous and infectious debut novel” (The Guardian) about a group of friends and their immigrant families from Queens, New York—a tenderly observed, fiercely poetic love letter to a modern generation of brown ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,081 reviews

Moods

reflective 89%
emotional 75%
hopeful 30%
inspiring 29%
funny 23%
challenging 17%
sad 17%
informative 15%
lighthearted 8%
dark 7%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 3%
tense 3%

Pace

fast 54%
medium 38%
slow 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 63% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 14% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 12% | No: 8%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 9% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 38% | No: 27% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 10%

Average rating

4.04

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