The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara

The Salt Eaters

Toni Cade Bambara

258 pages • first pub 1980 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
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Velma Henry has always been a fighter, but she has fallen on hard times. Exhausted by her political struggles, she is undergoing healing in the Southwest Community Infirmary. Confronting her there is Minnie Ransom, spinster and fabled vehicle of t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 228 reviews

Moods

challenging 92%
reflective 58%
emotional 43%
mysterious 29%
tense 29%
informative 19%
funny 17%
adventurous 14%
dark 14%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 12%
sad 12%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

slow 80%
medium 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 73% | A mix: 23% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 45% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 37% | No: 3% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 93% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%

Average rating

3.8

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