Home to Harlem by Claude McKay

Home to Harlem

Northeastern Library of Black Literature

Claude McKay

236 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Jake is on the run. After serving overseas with the U.S. Army, he goes AWOL and makes his own way back home to Harlem. Back to the life he had before. Back to the basement joints, pool rooms and rent parties. Back to brown breasts throbbing with l...

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Community Reviews Summary of 165 reviews

Moods

challenging 40%
emotional 40%
informative 40%
dark 30%
reflective 30%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 20%
sad 10%
tense 10%

Pace

slow 53%
medium 40%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 76% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 7%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 27%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 36% | N/A: 9% | No: 9%

Average rating

3.14

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