Scan barcode
212 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 01 June 1970
Description
Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove, an African-American girl in an America whose love for blonde, blue-eyed children can devastate all others, prays for her eyes to turn blue, so that she will be beautiful, people will notice her, and her world will...
Community Reviews Summary of 27,653 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
dark 73%
reflective 55%
challenging 54%
tense 25%
informative 6%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 34% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 18% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Racism, Incest
212 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 01 June 1970
Description
Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove, an African-American girl in an America whose love for blonde, blue-eyed children can devastate all others, prays for her eyes to turn blue, so that she will be beautiful, people will notice her, and her world will...
Community Reviews Summary of 27,653 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
dark 73%
reflective 55%
challenging 54%
tense 25%
informative 6%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 34% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | Yes: 18% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Racism, Incest