320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982136567
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 10 September 2019
Description
WINNER OF THE 2020 CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 "Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative, Out of Darkness, Shining Light is a novel that lends voice to those who appeared only as footnotes in history, yet whose final, br...
Community Reviews Summary of 244 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
informative 52%
emotional 32%
sad 30%
dark 28%
challenging 26%
funny 15%
inspiring 8%
tense 8%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 4%
Pace
slow 46%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | No: 23% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 16%Average rating
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Death, Racism, SlaveryModerate
Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Gun violence320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982136567
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 10 September 2019
Description
WINNER OF THE 2020 CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 "Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative, Out of Darkness, Shining Light is a novel that lends voice to those who appeared only as footnotes in history, yet whose final, br...
Community Reviews Summary of 244 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
informative 52%
emotional 32%
sad 30%
dark 28%
challenging 26%
funny 15%
inspiring 8%
tense 8%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 4%
Pace
slow 46%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | No: 23% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Racism, SlaveryModerate
Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Gun violence