312 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781453247204
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication date: 12 February 1964
Description
A “beautifully written” Pulitzer Prize–winning novel about prejudice and a distinguished family’s secrets in the American South (The Atlantic Monthly). Seven generations of the Howland family have lived in the Alabama plantation home built by an ...
Community Reviews Summary of 268 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
sad 53%
dark 46%
challenging 40%
tense 26%
informative 20%
adventurous 6%
mysterious 6%
Pace
slow 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 41%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 21% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Hate crime, Racial slurs
312 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781453247204
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication date: 12 February 1964
Description
A “beautifully written” Pulitzer Prize–winning novel about prejudice and a distinguished family’s secrets in the American South (The Atlantic Monthly). Seven generations of the Howland family have lived in the Alabama plantation home built by an ...
Community Reviews Summary of 268 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
sad 53%
dark 46%
challenging 40%
tense 26%
informative 20%
adventurous 6%
mysterious 6%
Pace
slow 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 41%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 21% | Yes: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Hate crime, Racial slurs