Those Bones Are Not My Child by Toni Cade Bambara

Those Bones Are Not My Child

Toni Cade Bambara

688 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Zala Spencer is barely surviving on the margins of Atlanta's booming economy when she awakens one summer's morning in 1980 to find her teenage son, Sonny, has disappeared. As uneasy hours turn into desperate days, Zala realizes that Sonny is among...

Read more

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

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...