You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down by Alice Walker

You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down

Alice Walker

167 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction feminism short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

A natural evolution from the earlier, much-acclaimed collection In Love & Trouble, these fourteen provocative and often humorous stories show women oppressed but not defeated. “[Walker] shrinks from no moral or emotional complexity, and she wr...

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Community Reviews Summary of 271 reviews

Moods

reflective 84%
challenging 63%
emotional 57%
inspiring 31%
dark 26%
informative 26%
sad 26%
tense 15%
funny 10%
hopeful 10%

Pace

medium 70%
fast 17%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 20% | N/A: 10% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

N/A: 40% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 27% | Yes: 27% | No: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 81% | N/A: 9% | No: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | N/A: 27% | It's complicated: 9%

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3.91

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