Upstate by Kalisha Buckhanon

Upstate

Kalisha Buckhanon with Chadwick Boseman (Narrator), Heather Simms (Narrator)

5 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Description

"Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?"So begins Upstate, a powerful story told through letters between seventeen-year-old Antonio and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, set in the 1990's in New...

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Community Reviews Summary of 152 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 75%
challenging 50%
sad 50%
tense 37%
dark 25%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%
mysterious 12%

Pace

medium 71%
slow 14%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 50%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | No: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 42%

Average rating

4.09

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