257 pages • first pub 1934 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B09PQ6P48K
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 29 September 2022
Description
A collection of vibrant and incisive short stories depicting the sometimes humorous, but more often tragic interactions between Black people and white people in America in the 1920s and '30s. One of the most important writers to emerge from the Ha...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
dark 56%
reflective 56%
challenging 43%
sad 37%
tense 37%
funny 31%
informative 18%
Pace
fast 12%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 27% | Plot: 18% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 76% | Yes: 15% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism
257 pages • first pub 1934 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B09PQ6P48K
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 29 September 2022
Description
A collection of vibrant and incisive short stories depicting the sometimes humorous, but more often tragic interactions between Black people and white people in America in the 1920s and '30s. One of the most important writers to emerge from the Ha...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
dark 56%
reflective 56%
challenging 43%
sad 37%
tense 37%
funny 31%
informative 18%
Pace
fast 12%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 27% | Plot: 18% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 76% | Yes: 15% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism