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15 hours, 19 minutes • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audio (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 12 September 2019
Description
"They shoot the white girl first. With the others they can take their time." Toni Morrison's first novel since she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature opens with a horrifying scene of mob violence then chronicles its genesis in a small all...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,153 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
emotional 64%
reflective 54%
mysterious 40%
tense 40%
sad 35%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
funny 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 59% | Yes: 22% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Self harm, RacismModerate
Child death, Domestic abuse, RapeMinor
Slavery, War, Child abuse
15 hours, 19 minutes • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audio (Penguin Classics)
Publication date: 12 September 2019
Description
"They shoot the white girl first. With the others they can take their time." Toni Morrison's first novel since she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature opens with a horrifying scene of mob violence then chronicles its genesis in a small all...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,153 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
emotional 64%
reflective 54%
mysterious 40%
tense 40%
sad 35%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
funny 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 59% | Yes: 22% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Self harm, RacismModerate
Child death, Domestic abuse, RapeMinor
Slavery, War, Child abuse