Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Alex Haley with Michael Eric Dyson

912 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional slow-paced

Description

When he was a boy in Henning, Tennessee, Alex Haley's grandmother used to tell him stories about their family—stories that went back to her grandparents, and their grandparents, down through the generations all the way to a man she called "the Afr...

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Moods

emotional 86%
sad 80%
challenging 63%
informative 55%
reflective 51%
dark 50%
tense 36%
inspiring 25%
hopeful 23%
adventurous 21%
funny 3%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 48% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 11% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5% | No: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 40% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 5%

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