Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Child abuse, Racial slursModerate
Suicide, Rape, Death of parentMinor
Hate crime, Infertility, PregnancyCommunity Reviews
Summary of 4155 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
challenging 63%
sad 41%
dark 39%
tense 29%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 5%
informative 4%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | No: 18% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%Average rating
272 pages | first published 1953
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ISBN/UID: 9780141185910
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 04 October 2001
Description
James Baldwin's electrifying first novel.'I had to deal with what hurt me most. I had to deal with my father.'Drawing on James Baldwin's own boyhood in a religious community in 1930s Harlem, his first novel tells the story of young Johnny Grimes. ...Book Information
272 pages | first published 1953
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ISBN/UID: 9780141185910
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 04 October 2001
Description
James Baldwin's electrifying first novel.'I had to deal with what hurt me most. I had to deal with my father.'Drawing on James Baldwin's own boyhood in a religious community in 1930s Harlem, his first novel tells the story of young Johnny Grimes. ...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Child abuse, Racial slursModerate
Suicide, Rape, Death of parentMinor
Hate crime, Infertility, PregnancyCommunity Reviews
Summary of 4155 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
challenging 63%
sad 41%
dark 39%
tense 29%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 5%
informative 4%
Pace
medium 39%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | No: 18% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%Average rating