Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan

Half Blood Blues

Esi Edugyan

11 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added

fiction historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Description

The aftermath of the fall of Paris, 1940. Hieronymus Falk, a rising star on the cabaret scene, is arrested in a cafe and never heard from again. He is twenty years old. A German citizen. And he is black.Fifty years later, Sid, Hiero's bandmate and...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,085 reviews

Moods

emotional 69%
dark 51%
sad 46%
reflective 42%
challenging 39%
tense 35%
mysterious 17%
informative 14%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 33%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 51% | Character: 43% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 26% | No: 24%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 96% | No: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.72

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