Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual contentModerate
Rape, Police brutality, SuicideMinor
MiscarriageCommunity Reviews
Summary of 6328 reviews
Moods
sad 67%
reflective 53%
challenging 34%
dark 32%
tense 30%
hopeful 18%
inspiring 6%
informative 4%
funny 2%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 41% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 4%Average rating
197 pages | first published 1974
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ISBN/UID: 9780803741690
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: The Dial Press
Publication date: 01 January 1974
Description
Like the blues--sweet, sad, and full of truth--this masterful work of fiction rocks us with powerful emotions. In it are anger and pain, but above all, love--the affirmative love of a woman for her man, the sustaining love of the black family. Fon...Book Information
197 pages | first published 1974
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ISBN/UID: 9780803741690
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: The Dial Press
Publication date: 01 January 1974
Description
Like the blues--sweet, sad, and full of truth--this masterful work of fiction rocks us with powerful emotions. In it are anger and pain, but above all, love--the affirmative love of a woman for her man, the sustaining love of the black family. Fon...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual contentModerate
Rape, Police brutality, SuicideMinor
MiscarriageCommunity Reviews
Summary of 6328 reviews
Moods
sad 67%
reflective 53%
challenging 34%
dark 32%
tense 30%
hopeful 18%
inspiring 6%
informative 4%
funny 2%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 41% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 4%Average rating