Those Bones Are Not My Child by Toni Cade Bambara
Those Bones Are Not My Child
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Toni Cade Bambara
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Those Bones Are Not My Child

Toni Cade Bambara

688 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional slow-paced
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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • This suspenseful novel portrays a community—and a family—under siege, during the shocking string of murders of black children in Atlanta in the early 1980s. Written over a ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 68 reviews

Moods

dark 93%
emotional 73%
reflective 53%
tense 53%
challenging 46%
sad 40%
informative 33%
mysterious 33%
adventurous 6%
inspiring 6%

Pace

slow 93%
medium 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Character: 28% | Plot: 14%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 64% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | No: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 16%

Average rating

3.5

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