224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349726663
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date: 30 June 2020
Description
Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead, brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in 1960s Florida. Elwood Curtis has ta...
Community Reviews Summary of 21,757 reviews
Moods
sad 77%
emotional 70%
challenging 46%
reflective 42%
tense 35%
informative 27%
inspiring 5%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 4%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 34% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 37% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racism, Child abuse, Racial slursModerate
Sexual assault224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349726663
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date: 30 June 2020
Description
Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead, brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in 1960s Florida. Elwood Curtis has ta...
Community Reviews Summary of 21,757 reviews
Moods
sad 77%
emotional 70%
challenging 46%
reflective 42%
tense 35%
informative 27%
inspiring 5%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 4%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 34% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 37% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Child abuse, Racial slursModerate
Sexual assault