289 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408890967
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 19 April 2018
Description
Jesmyn Ward’s first novel since her National Book Award–winning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first-century America. An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope an...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,862 reviews
Moods
dark 74%
sad 65%
reflective 49%
challenging 40%
tense 34%
mysterious 22%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 4%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 23% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Average rating
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Graphic
Racism, Drug abuse, DeathModerate
Addiction, Drug use, Rape289 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408890967
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 19 April 2018
Description
Jesmyn Ward’s first novel since her National Book Award–winning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first-century America. An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope an...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,862 reviews
Moods
dark 74%
sad 65%
reflective 49%
challenging 40%
tense 34%
mysterious 22%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 4%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 23% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Drug abuse, DeathModerate
Addiction, Drug use, Rape