Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Racial slurs, Alcoholism, CancerMinor
Racism, VomitCommunity Reviews
Summary of 2148 reviews
Moods
emotional 85%
sad 79%
challenging 49%
tense 40%
reflective 37%
hopeful 5%
funny 3%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 34%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 3% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 23% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 10%Average rating
320 pages | first published 1992
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ISBN/UID: 9780141391540
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 March 1992
Description
Carolina in the 1950s, and Bone - christened Ruth Anna Boatwright - lives a happy life, in and out of her aunt's houses, playing with her cousins on the porch, sipping ice tea, loving her little sister Reece and her beautiful young mother. But Gle...Book Information
320 pages | first published 1992
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ISBN/UID: 9780141391540
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 March 1992
Description
Carolina in the 1950s, and Bone - christened Ruth Anna Boatwright - lives a happy life, in and out of her aunt's houses, playing with her cousins on the porch, sipping ice tea, loving her little sister Reece and her beautiful young mother. But Gle...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assaultModerate
Racial slurs, Alcoholism, CancerMinor
Racism, VomitCommunity Reviews
Summary of 2148 reviews
Moods
emotional 85%
sad 79%
challenging 49%
tense 40%
reflective 37%
hopeful 5%
funny 3%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 34%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 3% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 23% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 10%Average rating