Passing by Nella Larsen

Passing

Nella Larsen

128 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective tense medium-paced
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Nella Larsen's 1929 novella follows friends Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry, two black women who pass as white. Their anxieties about passing culminate in tragedy, revealing the powerful repercussions of hiding one's identity. Nearly a century lat...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 18,204 reviews

Moods

reflective: 67%

tense: 53%

emotional: 50%

challenging: 41%

dark: 38%

sad: 26%

mysterious: 18%

informative: 14%

adventurous: 1%

funny: 1%

Pace

35% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
21% of readers chose A mix
75% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
59% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

85% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

79% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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