768 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140173192
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 November 1992
Description
"To read this book is to hear the voices of the ancestors and spirits telling us where we came from, who we are, and where we must go." --Maxine Hong Kingston In its extraordinary range of character and culture, Almanac of the Dead is fiction on t...
Community Reviews Summary of 165 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
challenging 58%
adventurous 52%
tense 47%
emotional 23%
sad 17%
funny 11%
hopeful 11%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
Pace
medium 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 30% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 35%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Death, Physical abuseModerate
Sexual violence, Animal death, Child death
768 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140173192
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 November 1992
Description
"To read this book is to hear the voices of the ancestors and spirits telling us where we came from, who we are, and where we must go." --Maxine Hong Kingston In its extraordinary range of character and culture, Almanac of the Dead is fiction on t...
Community Reviews Summary of 165 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
challenging 58%
adventurous 52%
tense 47%
emotional 23%
sad 17%
funny 11%
hopeful 11%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
Pace
medium 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 30% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 35%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Death, Physical abuseModerate
Sexual violence, Animal death, Child death