255 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679728177
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 September 1990
Description
A collection of vibrant and incisive short stories depicting the sometimes humorous, but more often tragic interactions between Black people and white people in America in the 1920s and '30s. One of the most important writers to emerge from the Ha...
Community Reviews Summary of 261 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
dark 53%
challenging 38%
funny 38%
tense 38%
sad 30%
informative 23%
Pace
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 22% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 90% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism
255 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679728177
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 September 1990
Description
A collection of vibrant and incisive short stories depicting the sometimes humorous, but more often tragic interactions between Black people and white people in America in the 1920s and '30s. One of the most important writers to emerge from the Ha...
Community Reviews Summary of 261 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
dark 53%
challenging 38%
funny 38%
tense 38%
sad 30%
informative 23%
Pace
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 22% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 90% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism