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Native Son by Richard Wright

45 reviews

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Certainly worth a read given the impact of the book and author in black literature especially American and how obvious the book and Wright is in conversation with Camus but it’s a very heavy and depressing read that being in the mind of not even Bigger but Wright’s beliefs gave me a lot of despair about the world and the US in particular.

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sophiaroesler's review

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challenging dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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nonfictionfeminist's review

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challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Native Son is the story of Bigger Thomas, a twenty year old Black man, who over the course of this novel commits two murder and rape. It’s a very confronting read. Wright’s genius lies in showing how systemic racism, instances both large and small but ever present, shamed Thomas, infuriated him, frustrated him, made him fearful and contributed to his actions. His anger and rage practically jumped off the page. Wright made it possible to empathise with this character, to feel sympathy towards him, while still abhorring his horrific actions. Bigger Thomas is a character that has stayed with me long after I’ve finished reading the book. More than eighty years later prisons are filled with men just like Bigger Thomas. Society has yet to adequately address and remedy our complicity in putting them there.

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lidia7's review

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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pageturn's review

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dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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heybrownberry's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was so challenging to listen to without feeling anger and sorrow, but that’s what gave the book its greatest appeal. It was so real and so emotional as to be completely believable and reflective true events.

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laurbubbles's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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achanceofbella's review

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Ruined for me a bit by studying it, but the first time I read it I could not put it down. The main character is awful and does horrible things to women, but the discussion around the oppression and prejudice that led him to that state is fascinating. Takes place over only a couple of days and will stay in my mind for a long time.

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ollie_miller's review

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Found it very full on and difficult to continue reading about such an unlikeable character. Also found the lack of chapters and page breaks challenging.

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