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472 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393931686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 06 January 2011
Description
"Backgrounds and Sources" collects a wealth of autobiographical writing that illuminates important phases in Jean Toomer's intellectual life, including a central chapter from The Wayward and the Seeking and Toomer's essay on teaching the philosoph...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,410 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
emotional 50%
dark 43%
tense 27%
sad 24%
mysterious 14%
informative 6%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
adventurous 3%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | A mix: 34% | N/A: 19% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | N/A: 25% | No: 20% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 65% | No: 18% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 6% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 34% | N/A: 12% | No: 6%Average rating
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Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime
472 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393931686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 06 January 2011
Description
"Backgrounds and Sources" collects a wealth of autobiographical writing that illuminates important phases in Jean Toomer's intellectual life, including a central chapter from The Wayward and the Seeking and Toomer's essay on teaching the philosoph...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,410 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
emotional 50%
dark 43%
tense 27%
sad 24%
mysterious 14%
informative 6%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
adventurous 3%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | A mix: 34% | N/A: 19% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | N/A: 25% | No: 20% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 65% | No: 18% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 6% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 34% | N/A: 12% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime