Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
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Slavery, Racism, Child deathCommunity Reviews
Summary of 23859 reviews
Moods
emotional 76%
sad 70%
challenging 62%
reflective 51%
tense 38%
mysterious 35%
informative 7%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 4%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 61% | Yes: 27% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
288 pages | first published 1987
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ISBN/UID: 9780394535975
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: 12 August 1987
Description
Toni Morrison--author of Song of Solomon and Tar Baby--is a writer of remarkable powers: her novels, brilliantly acclaimed for their passion, their dazzling language and their lyric and emotional force, combine the unassailable truths of experienc...Book Information
288 pages | first published 1987
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ISBN/UID: 9780394535975
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: 12 August 1987
Description
Toni Morrison--author of Song of Solomon and Tar Baby--is a writer of remarkable powers: her novels, brilliantly acclaimed for their passion, their dazzling language and their lyric and emotional force, combine the unassailable truths of experienc...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, Child deathCommunity Reviews
Summary of 23859 reviews
Moods
emotional 76%
sad 70%
challenging 62%
reflective 51%
tense 38%
mysterious 35%
informative 7%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 4%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 61% | Yes: 27% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating