The Coal Tattoo by Silas House

The Coal Tattoo

Silas House with Kate Forbes (Narrator)

10 hours, 44 minutes first pub 2004 (editions) user-added

fiction historical reflective slow-paced

Description

In World War II-era rural Kentucky, twenty-two-year-old Easter and Anneth, her teenaged sister, lose their parents young, so they must raise each other. Easter finds her life in the Pentecostal Holiness church and its music, while Anneth dances an...

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Community Reviews Summary of 112 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 100%
hopeful 50%
sad 50%
informative 25%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.06

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