202 pages • first pub 2003 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0099455498
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House, Inc./Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 01 January 2004
Description
Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison’s spellbinding new novel is a Faulknerian symphony of passion and hatred, power and perversity, color and class that spans three generations of black women in a fading beach town.In life, Bill Cosey enjoyed the a...
Community Reviews Summary of 916 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
challenging 61%
dark 53%
sad 50%
mysterious 32%
tense 25%
hopeful 3%
funny 2%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 25% | Yes: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, RapeModerate
Racism, Mental illness, InfidelityMinor
Vomit, Miscarriage, Slavery
202 pages • first pub 2003 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0099455498
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House, Inc./Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 01 January 2004
Description
Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison’s spellbinding new novel is a Faulknerian symphony of passion and hatred, power and perversity, color and class that spans three generations of black women in a fading beach town.In life, Bill Cosey enjoyed the a...
Community Reviews Summary of 916 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
challenging 61%
dark 53%
sad 50%
mysterious 32%
tense 25%
hopeful 3%
funny 2%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 25% | Yes: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, RapeModerate
Racism, Mental illness, InfidelityMinor
Vomit, Miscarriage, Slavery