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366 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781617759772
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Akashic Books
Publication date: 01 October 2019
Description
A Tall History of Sugar is a gift for grown-up fans of fairy tales and those who love fiction that metes out hard and surprising truths. Forbes's writing combines the gale-force imagination of Margaret Atwood with the lyrical pointillism of Toni M...
Community Reviews Summary of 88 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
challenging 56%
mysterious 47%
adventurous 30%
sad 30%
dark 26%
funny 17%
tense 17%
informative 13%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 5% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Rape, Abandonment, Racial slursMinor
Homophobia366 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781617759772
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Akashic Books
Publication date: 01 October 2019
Description
A Tall History of Sugar is a gift for grown-up fans of fairy tales and those who love fiction that metes out hard and surprising truths. Forbes's writing combines the gale-force imagination of Margaret Atwood with the lyrical pointillism of Toni M...
Community Reviews Summary of 88 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
challenging 56%
mysterious 47%
adventurous 30%
sad 30%
dark 26%
funny 17%
tense 17%
informative 13%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 5% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Rape, Abandonment, Racial slursMinor
Homophobia