Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, Racial slursModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, SuicideCommunity Reviews
Summary of 17908 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
tense 64%
challenging 54%
sad 42%
reflective 40%
adventurous 34%
informative 22%
mysterious 16%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 3%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 26% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 68% | Yes: 19% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Average rating
264 pages | first published 1979
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ISBN/UID: 9781435290051
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, a...Book Information
264 pages | first published 1979
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ISBN/UID: 9781435290051
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, a...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, Racial slursModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, SuicideCommunity Reviews
Summary of 17908 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
tense 64%
challenging 54%
sad 42%
reflective 40%
adventurous 34%
informative 22%
mysterious 16%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 3%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 26% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 68% | Yes: 19% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Average rating