264 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780807083055
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 20,097 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
tense 65%
challenging 55%
sad 43%
reflective 40%
adventurous 33%
informative 22%
mysterious 17%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 3%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 26% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 68% | Yes: 20% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, Racial slursModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide264 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780807083055
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 20,097 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
tense 65%
challenging 55%
sad 43%
reflective 40%
adventurous 33%
informative 22%
mysterious 17%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 3%
Pace
fast 34%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 26% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 68% | Yes: 20% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, Racial slursModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide