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368 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241296066
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 January 1953
Description
Nearly forty years after its initial publication, George Lamming's In the Castle of My Skin is considered a classic narrative of the Black colonial experience. This poetic autobiographical novel juxtaposes the undeveloped, unencumbered life of a s...
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informative 50%
emotional 37%
challenging 25%
inspiring 12%
sad 12%
tense 12%
Pace
medium 22%
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Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
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368 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241296066
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 January 1953
Description
Nearly forty years after its initial publication, George Lamming's In the Castle of My Skin is considered a classic narrative of the Black colonial experience. This poetic autobiographical novel juxtaposes the undeveloped, unencumbered life of a s...
Community Reviews Summary of 98 reviews
Moods
informative 50%
emotional 37%
challenging 25%
inspiring 12%
sad 12%
tense 12%
Pace
medium 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.