216 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9788877463180
Format: Paperback
Language: Italian
Publisher: Guanda
Publication date: Not specified
Description
An “impeccable” novel about race relations and responsibility set in the civil-rights-era South, by the author of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (The Atlantic Monthly). In a small Georgia town, pharmacist J. S. Malone, diagnosed with leukemia, is gi...
Community Reviews Summary of 157 reviews
Moods
dark 72%
reflective 54%
emotional 45%
sad 45%
tense 45%
mysterious 27%
funny 9%
informative 9%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 45% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Hate crime, Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Animal cruelty, Animal death, CancerMinor
Child abuse, Vomit, Abandonment216 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9788877463180
Format: Paperback
Language: Italian
Publisher: Guanda
Publication date: Not specified
Description
An “impeccable” novel about race relations and responsibility set in the civil-rights-era South, by the author of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (The Atlantic Monthly). In a small Georgia town, pharmacist J. S. Malone, diagnosed with leukemia, is gi...
Community Reviews Summary of 157 reviews
Moods
dark 72%
reflective 54%
emotional 45%
sad 45%
tense 45%
mysterious 27%
funny 9%
informative 9%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 45% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Hate crime, Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Animal cruelty, Animal death, CancerMinor
Child abuse, Vomit, Abandonment