The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid

The Autobiography of My Mother

Jamaica Kincaid

208 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Celebrating Fifty Years of Picador BooksXuela Claudette Richardson is recalling the last seventy years of her life, and so she must begin with her birth, and the accompanying death of her mother. Xuela's vivid, visceral recollections of the lonely...

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Moods

reflective 85%
dark 50%
emotional 49%
sad 44%
challenging 39%
tense 16%
mysterious 12%
inspiring 6%
funny 4%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 43%
medium 42%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 90% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 39% | Yes: 19%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 74% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%

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3.76

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