Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Take My Hand

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

A nurse at the Family Planning Clinic in Montgomery Alabama, Civil Townsend is passionate about putting choice into women's hands. She brings the option of birth control to their doorsteps, and with it the right to determine their own destinies. O...

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Moods

emotional 87%
sad 67%
informative 62%
reflective 52%
challenging 44%
inspiring 24%
dark 23%
hopeful 17%
tense 17%

Pace

medium 73%
fast 15%
slow 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 70% | Plot: 17% | Character: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 36% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.46

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