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384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374604516
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 15 March 2022
Description
From the National Book Award finalist Susan Straight, Mecca is a stunning epic tracing the intertwined lives of native Californians fighting for life and land.Johnny Frias has California in his blood. A descendant of the state’s Indigenous people ...
Community Reviews Summary of 182 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
challenging 45%
sad 33%
dark 26%
informative 23%
tense 23%
mysterious 16%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 8% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 32% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 27% | Yes: 27%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Police brutality, RacismModerate
Gun violence, Slavery, SuicideMinor
Sexual assault
384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374604516
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 15 March 2022
Description
From the National Book Award finalist Susan Straight, Mecca is a stunning epic tracing the intertwined lives of native Californians fighting for life and land.Johnny Frias has California in his blood. A descendant of the state’s Indigenous people ...
Community Reviews Summary of 182 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
challenging 45%
sad 33%
dark 26%
informative 23%
tense 23%
mysterious 16%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 8% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 32% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 27% | Yes: 27%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Police brutality, RacismModerate
Gun violence, Slavery, SuicideMinor
Sexual assault