304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501126093
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 05 September 2017
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 13,331 reviews
Moods
dark 75%
sad 66%
reflective 49%
challenging 41%
tense 36%
mysterious 23%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 4%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | Yes: 23% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4%Average rating
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Graphic
Racism, Drug abuse, DeathModerate
Drug use, Addiction, Child abuse304 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501126093
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 05 September 2017
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 13,331 reviews
Moods
dark 75%
sad 66%
reflective 49%
challenging 41%
tense 36%
mysterious 23%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 4%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | Yes: 23% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Drug abuse, DeathModerate
Drug use, Addiction, Child abuse