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310 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141187969
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 07 January 2021
Description
Published in 1957, two years after its author's death at the age of forty-five, A Death in the Family remains a near-perfect work of art, an autobiographical novel that contains one of the most evocative depictions of loss and grief ever written. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 895 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
reflective 72%
dark 47%
challenging 36%
tense 9%
hopeful 7%
funny 3%
mysterious 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 14%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 14% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 28% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Death, Car accidentModerate
Racial slurs, Racism, AlcoholismMinor
Animal death, Blood, Cursing
310 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141187969
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 07 January 2021
Description
Published in 1957, two years after its author's death at the age of forty-five, A Death in the Family remains a near-perfect work of art, an autobiographical novel that contains one of the most evocative depictions of loss and grief ever written. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 895 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
reflective 72%
dark 47%
challenging 36%
tense 9%
hopeful 7%
funny 3%
mysterious 3%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 14%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 14% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 28% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Death, Car accidentModerate
Racial slurs, Racism, AlcoholismMinor
Animal death, Blood, Cursing