The White Boy Shuffle by Paul Beatty

The White Boy Shuffle

Paul Beatty

240 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction contemporary funny reflective sad medium-paced

Description

White Boy Shuffle is Man Booker-winner Paul Beatty’s electrifying debut novel about teenage-surf-bum Gunnar Kaufman who is forced to wise up when his mother moves from suburban Santa Monica to urban West Los Angeles. There, he begins to undergo a ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 486 reviews

Moods

funny 96%
dark 63%
reflective 63%
challenging 56%
adventurous 23%
emotional 20%
lighthearted 16%
sad 13%
tense 10%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 23%
fast 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 7% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 96% | No: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 29% | No: 25% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

4.1

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