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145 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307740915
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 January 2013
Description
From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner: an emotional powerhouse of a novel about a modern Odysseus returning to a 1950s America mined with lethal pitfalls for an unwary Black manWhen Frank Money joined the army to escape his too-small world, he lef...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,717 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
dark 57%
sad 57%
challenging 49%
tense 26%
hopeful 12%
mysterious 8%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 5%
informative 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 36% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Mental illness145 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307740915
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 January 2013
Description
From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner: an emotional powerhouse of a novel about a modern Odysseus returning to a 1950s America mined with lethal pitfalls for an unwary Black manWhen Frank Money joined the army to escape his too-small world, he lef...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,717 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
dark 57%
sad 57%
challenging 49%
tense 26%
hopeful 12%
mysterious 8%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 5%
informative 5%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 36% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Racism, Medical traumaModerate
Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Mental illness