These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card

These Ghosts Are Family

Maisy Card

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional medium-paced

Description

Longlisted for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize A "rich, ambitious debut novel" (The New York Times Book Review) that reveals the ways in which a Jamaican family forms and fractures over generations, in the tradition of Homegoing by Y...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,197 reviews

Moods

emotional 68%
dark 60%
challenging 53%
reflective 49%
mysterious 33%
sad 30%
tense 24%
adventurous 13%
informative 11%
funny 6%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 73%
slow 19%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 56% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 37% | No: 16% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 62% | No: 24% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 94% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.77

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