How to Love a Jamaican by Alexia Arthurs

How to Love a Jamaican

Alexia Arthurs

239 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Tenderness and cruelty, loyalty and betrayal, ambition and regret – Alexia Arthurs navigates these tensions to extraordinary effect in her debut collection about Jamaican immigrants and their families back home. Sweeping from close-knit island com...

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Community Reviews Summary of 640 reviews

Moods

reflective 79%
emotional 74%
funny 19%
hopeful 15%
challenging 14%
lighthearted 12%
sad 12%
dark 11%
informative 11%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 7%
tense 6%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 76%
fast 13%
slow 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 71% | A mix: 26% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 19% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 27% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 20% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.83

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