336 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780151247745
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 28 March 1979
Description
Set on the Mississippi Delta in 1923, this story captures the mind and manners of the Fairchilds, a large aristocratic family, self-contained and elusive as the wind. The vagaries of the Fairchilds are keenly observed, and sometimes harshly judged...
Community Reviews Summary of 140 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 50%
emotional 25%
funny 25%
hopeful 25%
relaxing 25%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
No: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racial slurs, RacismMinor
Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit336 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780151247745
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 28 March 1979
Description
Set on the Mississippi Delta in 1923, this story captures the mind and manners of the Fairchilds, a large aristocratic family, self-contained and elusive as the wind. The vagaries of the Fairchilds are keenly observed, and sometimes harshly judged...
Community Reviews Summary of 140 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 50%
emotional 25%
funny 25%
hopeful 25%
relaxing 25%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
No: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racial slurs, RacismMinor
Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit