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245 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780871402103
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 13 June 2011
Description
First published in 1923, Jean Toomer s Cane is an innovative literary work part drama, part poetry, part fiction powerfully evoking black life in the South. Rich in imagery, Toomer s impressionistic, sometimes surrealistic sketches of Southern rur...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,419 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
emotional 49%
dark 44%
tense 27%
sad 23%
mysterious 13%
informative 5%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | A mix: 35% | N/A: 18% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | N/A: 25% | No: 19% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 18% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | N/A: 11% | No: 6%Average rating
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Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime
245 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780871402103
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 13 June 2011
Description
First published in 1923, Jean Toomer s Cane is an innovative literary work part drama, part poetry, part fiction powerfully evoking black life in the South. Rich in imagery, Toomer s impressionistic, sometimes surrealistic sketches of Southern rur...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,419 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
emotional 49%
dark 44%
tense 27%
sad 23%
mysterious 13%
informative 5%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 24%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | A mix: 35% | N/A: 18% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | N/A: 25% | No: 19% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 18% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | N/A: 11% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime