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244 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400034291
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 08 March 2005
Description
In this award-winning, bestselling work of fiction that moves between Haiti in the 1960s and New York in the present day, we meet an unusual man who is harboring a vital, dangerous secret. He is a quiet man, a good father and husband, a fixture in...
Community Reviews Summary of 806 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
dark 67%
challenging 51%
sad 48%
tense 42%
informative 26%
mysterious 22%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 35% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 28% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Death, ViolenceModerate
Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injuryMinor
Addiction, Blood, Child death
244 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400034291
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 08 March 2005
Description
In this award-winning, bestselling work of fiction that moves between Haiti in the 1960s and New York in the present day, we meet an unusual man who is harboring a vital, dangerous secret. He is a quiet man, a good father and husband, a fixture in...
Community Reviews Summary of 806 reviews
Moods
reflective 69%
dark 67%
challenging 51%
sad 48%
tense 42%
informative 26%
mysterious 22%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 35% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 28% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Death, ViolenceModerate
Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injuryMinor
Addiction, Blood, Child death