160 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394759999
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date: 28 November 1988
Description
A classic entry in Chester Himes's trailblazing Harlem Detectives series, Cotton Comes to Harlem is one of his hardest-hitting and most entertaining thrillers. Flim-flam man Deke O'Hara is no sooner out of Atlanta's state penitentiary than he's ba...
Community Reviews Summary of 146 reviews
Moods
dark 62%
mysterious 62%
adventurous 50%
tense 37%
reflective 25%
challenging 12%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%Strong character development?
No: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 37% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 12% | No: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, ViolenceModerate
Sexual content160 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394759999
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date: 28 November 1988
Description
A classic entry in Chester Himes's trailblazing Harlem Detectives series, Cotton Comes to Harlem is one of his hardest-hitting and most entertaining thrillers. Flim-flam man Deke O'Hara is no sooner out of Atlanta's state penitentiary than he's ba...
Community Reviews Summary of 146 reviews
Moods
dark 62%
mysterious 62%
adventurous 50%
tense 37%
reflective 25%
challenging 12%
Pace
medium 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%Strong character development?
No: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 37% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 12% | No: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, ViolenceModerate
Sexual content