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255 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 07 September 2011
Description
One of his best-known works, Hughes wrote The Ways of White Folks while living in Carmel, California. In it, he shares acrid and poignant stories of blacks colliding--sometimes humorously, but often tragically--with whites throughout the 1920s a...
Community Reviews Summary of 343 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
dark 62%
tense 48%
challenging 44%
sad 44%
funny 22%
informative 22%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 38% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 35% | N/A: 10% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 76% | Yes: 19% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | N/A: 10% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Sexual harassment, Death, Slavery
255 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 07 September 2011
Description
One of his best-known works, Hughes wrote The Ways of White Folks while living in Carmel, California. In it, he shares acrid and poignant stories of blacks colliding--sometimes humorously, but often tragically--with whites throughout the 1920s a...
Community Reviews Summary of 343 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
dark 62%
tense 48%
challenging 44%
sad 44%
funny 22%
informative 22%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 38% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 35% | N/A: 10% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 76% | Yes: 19% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | N/A: 10% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Sexual harassment, Death, Slavery