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256 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679728733
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 29 June 1993
Description
A novel at once fabular and starkly evocative, set is an unspecified place in Appalachia, sometime around the turn of the century. A woman bears her brother’s child, a boy; he leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,337 reviews
Moods
challenging 52%
mysterious 51%
tense 50%
sad 49%
reflective 25%
emotional 20%
adventurous 15%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 21%Strong character development?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Incest, ViolenceModerate
Murder, Racial slurs, RacismMinor
Animal death, Stalking, Sexism
256 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679728733
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 29 June 1993
Description
A novel at once fabular and starkly evocative, set is an unspecified place in Appalachia, sometime around the turn of the century. A woman bears her brother’s child, a boy; he leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,337 reviews
Moods
challenging 52%
mysterious 51%
tense 50%
sad 49%
reflective 25%
emotional 20%
adventurous 15%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 21%Strong character development?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Incest, ViolenceModerate
Murder, Racial slurs, RacismMinor
Animal death, Stalking, Sexism