464 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780063028593
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Publication date: 01 February 1945
Description
When it exploded onto the literary scene in 1945, Black Boy was both praised and condemned. Orville Prescott of the New York Times wrote that “if enough such books are written, if enough millions of people read them maybe, someday, in the fullness...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,360 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
challenging 55%
informative 53%
dark 49%
sad 42%
tense 40%
inspiring 24%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 13%
funny 5%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 15%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuseModerate
Animal cruelty, Animal death, BullyingMinor
Slavery, Addiction, Cursing
464 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780063028593
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Publication date: 01 February 1945
Description
When it exploded onto the literary scene in 1945, Black Boy was both praised and condemned. Orville Prescott of the New York Times wrote that “if enough such books are written, if enough millions of people read them maybe, someday, in the fullness...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,360 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
challenging 55%
informative 53%
dark 49%
sad 42%
tense 40%
inspiring 24%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 13%
funny 5%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 15%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuseModerate
Animal cruelty, Animal death, BullyingMinor
Slavery, Addiction, Cursing