Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid

Lucy

Jamaica Kincaid

163 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Echappée à sa famille, à son île et à son passé, Lucy, une jeune Antillaise de dix-neuf ans, devient fille au pair dans un foyer bourgeois de New York. Avec une froideur quasi clinique, elle observe et dissèque son nouvel entourage tout en se conf...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,101 reviews

Moods

reflective 89%
emotional 60%
sad 21%
challenging 19%
dark 13%
funny 10%
hopeful 7%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
tense 4%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%

Pace

slow 40%
medium 37%
fast 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 91% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 35% | No: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.87

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