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320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374192174
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
THE AUTHOR OF SMALL ISLAND TELLS THE STORY OF THE LAST TURBULENT YEARS OF SLAVERY AND THE EARLY YEARS OF FREEDOM IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY JAMAICASmall Island introduced Andrea Levy to America and was acclaimed as “a triumph” (San Francisco Chronicle...
Community Reviews Summary of 803 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
sad 51%
reflective 50%
informative 39%
dark 36%
funny 26%
tense 17%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 7%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 13%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 35% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 28% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, SlaveryModerate
Fatphobia, Suicide, VomitMinor
Rape, Sexual assault, Violence320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374192174
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
THE AUTHOR OF SMALL ISLAND TELLS THE STORY OF THE LAST TURBULENT YEARS OF SLAVERY AND THE EARLY YEARS OF FREEDOM IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY JAMAICASmall Island introduced Andrea Levy to America and was acclaimed as “a triumph” (San Francisco Chronicle...
Community Reviews Summary of 803 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
sad 51%
reflective 50%
informative 39%
dark 36%
funny 26%
tense 17%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 7%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 13%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 35% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 28% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, SlaveryModerate
Fatphobia, Suicide, VomitMinor
Rape, Sexual assault, Violence