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292 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408891032
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Circus
Publication date: 01 October 2017
Description
The searing and profound odyssey of a Southern family—by National Book Award-winner Jesmyn Ward. In Jesmyn Wards’s first novel since her National Book Award-winner, Salvage the Bones, she returns to Mississippi and the grand themes of her earli...
Community Reviews Summary of 18,380 reviews
Moods
dark 75%
sad 67%
reflective 49%
challenging 43%
tense 36%
mysterious 24%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
informative 3%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | Yes: 26% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 4%Average rating
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Racism, Drug abuse, DeathModerate
Child abuse, Addiction, Drug use292 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408891032
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Circus
Publication date: 01 October 2017
Description
The searing and profound odyssey of a Southern family—by National Book Award-winner Jesmyn Ward. In Jesmyn Wards’s first novel since her National Book Award-winner, Salvage the Bones, she returns to Mississippi and the grand themes of her earli...
Community Reviews Summary of 18,380 reviews
Moods
dark 75%
sad 67%
reflective 49%
challenging 43%
tense 36%
mysterious 24%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
informative 3%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | Yes: 26% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Drug abuse, DeathModerate
Child abuse, Addiction, Drug use