How to Love a Jamaican: Stories by Alexia Arthurs

How to Love a Jamaican: Stories

Alexia Arthurs

7 hours, 3 minutes first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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 "In these kaleidoscopic stories of Jamaica and its diaspora we hear many voices at once. All of them convince and sing. All of them shine."--Zadie Smith An O: The Oprah Magazine "Top 15 Best of the Year" - A Well-Read Black Girl Pick Tenderness a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 839 reviews

Moods

reflective 78%
emotional 75%
funny 23%
informative 16%
lighthearted 15%
challenging 13%
hopeful 12%
sad 12%
adventurous 11%
inspiring 10%
dark 8%
tense 5%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 67%
fast 18%
slow 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 73% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 1% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 15% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 30% | No: 9% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 88% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 19% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.85

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