Upstate by Kalisha Buckhanon

Upstate

Kalisha Buckhanon

262 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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"Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?"So begins Upstate, a powerful story told through letters between seventeen-year-old Antonio and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, set in the 1990's in New...

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Community Reviews Summary of 184 reviews

Moods

emotional 83%
reflective 75%
sad 50%
dark 41%
challenging 33%
hopeful 25%
tense 25%
inspiring 16%
mysterious 8%

Pace

medium 54%
fast 36%
slow 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 50%

Strong character development?

Yes: 90% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | No: 22% | N/A: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 30%

Average rating

4.1

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