2 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593341230
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Publication date: 01 September 2020
Description
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black bodies. For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been eve...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,523 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
reflective 44%
informative 23%
challenging 22%
hopeful 21%
inspiring 14%
tense 8%
dark 7%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 46% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Mental illness, Injury/injury detailModerate
Chronic illness, Grief, Drug useMinor
Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment
2 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593341230
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Publication date: 01 September 2020
Description
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black bodies. For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been eve...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,523 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
reflective 44%
informative 23%
challenging 22%
hopeful 21%
inspiring 14%
tense 8%
dark 7%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 46% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Mental illness, Injury/injury detailModerate
Chronic illness, Grief, Drug useMinor
Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment