320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593467435
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Language: English
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Description
BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • Based on a true event, this novel is “a blues song cut straight from the heart ... about the unjust death of an innocent Black man caught up in a corrupt system” (Walter Mosley, best-selling author of Devil in a Blue Dress)...
Community Reviews Summary of 441 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
reflective 41%
tense 35%
informative 25%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 5%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 30% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 27% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Murder, BloodModerate
Death, Alcohol, AddictionMinor
Colonisation, Rape, Transphobia320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593467435
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • Based on a true event, this novel is “a blues song cut straight from the heart ... about the unjust death of an innocent Black man caught up in a corrupt system” (Walter Mosley, best-selling author of Devil in a Blue Dress)...
Community Reviews Summary of 441 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
reflective 41%
tense 35%
informative 25%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 5%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 30% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 27% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Murder, BloodModerate
Death, Alcohol, AddictionMinor
Colonisation, Rape, Transphobia