Uncle Tom's Children by Richard Yarborough, Richard Wright

Uncle Tom's Children

Richard Yarborough, Richard Wright

215 pages • first pub 1938 (editions) user-added

fiction classics short stories dark emotional tense medium-paced
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Set in the American Deep South, each of the powerful novellas collected here concerns an aspect of the lives of black people in the postslavery era, exploring their resistance to white racism and oppression. Published in 1938, this was the first b...

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Community Reviews

4.07
based on 353 reviews

Moods

dark: 95%

emotional: 73%

sad: 69%

tense: 65%

challenging: 52%

reflective: 34%

informative: 8%

inspiring: 8%

hopeful: 4%

Pace

38% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
19% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
61% of readers chose A mix
33% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

75% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
56% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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