Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, MurderModerate
Rape, Child abuse, AlcoholMinor
Suicide, Domestic abuse, HomophobiaCommunity Reviews
Summary of 1436 reviews
Moods
dark 67%
tense 48%
emotional 36%
sad 32%
adventurous 26%
reflective 25%
challenging 23%
hopeful 7%
funny 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 68% | Character: 15% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Average rating
274 pages | first published 2009
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ISBN/UID: 9780060594664
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow
Publication date: 05 October 2010
Description
In the 1970s, Larry Ott and Silas "32" Jones were boyhood pals in a small town in rural Mississippi. Their worlds were as different as night and day: Larry was the child of lower-middle-class white parents, and Silas, the son of a poor, black sing...Book Information
274 pages | first published 2009
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ISBN/UID: 9780060594664
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow
Publication date: 05 October 2010
Description
In the 1970s, Larry Ott and Silas "32" Jones were boyhood pals in a small town in rural Mississippi. Their worlds were as different as night and day: Larry was the child of lower-middle-class white parents, and Silas, the son of a poor, black sing...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, MurderModerate
Rape, Child abuse, AlcoholMinor
Suicide, Domestic abuse, HomophobiaCommunity Reviews
Summary of 1436 reviews
Moods
dark 67%
tense 48%
emotional 36%
sad 32%
adventurous 26%
reflective 25%
challenging 23%
hopeful 7%
funny 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 68% | Character: 15% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Average rating