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7 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 1970 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B0B3JVLSM6
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Publication date: 21 June 2022
Description
This modern classic is "a tough, tender, bitter novel of a black girl struggling towards womanhood" in 1930s Harlem--with a foreword by James Baldwin (Publishers Weekly).Depression-era Harlem is home for twelve-year-old Francie Coffin and her fami...
Community Reviews Summary of 96 reviews
Moods
sad 66%
reflective 58%
dark 41%
tense 33%
challenging 25%
funny 16%
informative 16%
inspiring 8%
Pace
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 30% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 62% | Yes: 37%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Police brutality, Sexual assault, Racism
7 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 1970 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B0B3JVLSM6
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Publication date: 21 June 2022
Description
This modern classic is "a tough, tender, bitter novel of a black girl struggling towards womanhood" in 1930s Harlem--with a foreword by James Baldwin (Publishers Weekly).Depression-era Harlem is home for twelve-year-old Francie Coffin and her fami...
Community Reviews Summary of 96 reviews
Moods
sad 66%
reflective 58%
dark 41%
tense 33%
challenging 25%
funny 16%
informative 16%
inspiring 8%
Pace
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 30% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 62% | Yes: 37%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Police brutality, Sexual assault, Racism