Since I Laid My Burden Down by Brontez Purnell

Since I Laid My Burden Down

Brontez Purnell

208 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ race emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Whiting Award winner Brontez Purnell's debut novel is an uninhibited portrait of growing up gay in 1980s Alabama: exploring art and sex with "more layered insight than the page count should allow" (Hanif Abdurraqib, MTV News). DeShawn lives a hi...

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Community Reviews Summary of 161 reviews

Moods

reflective 78%
emotional 75%
funny 59%
sad 43%
dark 28%
challenging 15%
tense 15%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 6%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%

Pace

fast 58%
medium 35%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 96% | A mix: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 19%

Average rating

4.06

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