Reviews

Cane by Jean Toomer

freshlimetime_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? Yes

3.5

caroreadssometimes's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

stasibabi's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

rebecca_labrador's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

rosebottorf's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

2.5

i do better w books w plots

bookish_skies's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

oceanatthesky's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

yeahnaar's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Toomer tries to make being a simp intellectual and romantic, but fails. This was a slog to get through 

jasmine_reid16's review against another edition

The misogyny made it hard to read. Hopefully it improves but it was enough to turn me off. The poetry was beautiful though!

dukegregory's review against another edition

3.0

February 9 2021

More of a 3.5.

Still incredible but a little less impenetrable. Not a lot less but a little. Wonderfully groundbreaking, and Toomer's diction is wildly gifted, but alas I was indeed bored or apathetic to much of what goes on while being very entertained by more of it than that which made me bored.

January 20th 2019

Incredible and impenetrable.