240 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781448104741
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 04 September 2014
Description
Read the searing first novel from the celebrated author of Beloved, which immerses us in the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in post-Depression 1940s Ohio. Unlovely and unloved, Pecola prays each night for blue eyes like those of her pri...
Community Reviews Summary of 16,939 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
dark 70%
reflective 59%
challenging 55%
tense 23%
informative 7%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 39% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 17% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Rape, Racism, Pedophilia
240 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781448104741
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 04 September 2014
Description
Read the searing first novel from the celebrated author of Beloved, which immerses us in the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in post-Depression 1940s Ohio. Unlovely and unloved, Pecola prays each night for blue eyes like those of her pri...
Community Reviews Summary of 16,939 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
dark 70%
reflective 59%
challenging 55%
tense 23%
informative 7%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 39% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 17% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Racism, Pedophilia