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296 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781841594118
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman
Publication date: 01 June 2023
Description
Throughout her short but brilliant literary career, Nell Larsen wrote piercing dramas about the black middle class that featured sensitive, spirited heroines struggling to find a place where they belong. Passing is a disturbing story about the unr...
Community Reviews Summary of 287 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
dark 45%
sad 45%
challenging 40%
tense 20%
mysterious 10%
informative 5%
Pace
slow 47%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 31%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 68% | No: 18% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 18%Average rating
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Graphic
Racial slurs, Murder, Hate crimeModerate
Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy296 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781841594118
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman
Publication date: 01 June 2023
Description
Throughout her short but brilliant literary career, Nell Larsen wrote piercing dramas about the black middle class that featured sensitive, spirited heroines struggling to find a place where they belong. Passing is a disturbing story about the unr...
Community Reviews Summary of 287 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
dark 45%
sad 45%
challenging 40%
tense 20%
mysterious 10%
informative 5%
Pace
slow 47%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 31%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 68% | No: 18% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Murder, Hate crimeModerate
Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy