Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Racism, SlaveryModerate
Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Gun violenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 208 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
informative 52%
emotional 32%
challenging 27%
dark 27%
sad 25%
funny 15%
mysterious 7%
tense 7%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 43% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 37% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 26% | Yes: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 18%Average rating
320 pages | first published 2019
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ISBN/UID: 9781982110338
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 10 September 2019
Description
WINNER OF THE 2020 CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 "Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative, Out of Darkness, Shining Light is a novel that lends voice to those who appeared only as footnotes in history, yet whose final, br...Book Information
320 pages | first published 2019
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ISBN/UID: 9781982110338
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 10 September 2019
Description
WINNER OF THE 2020 CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 "Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative, Out of Darkness, Shining Light is a novel that lends voice to those who appeared only as footnotes in history, yet whose final, br...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Racism, SlaveryModerate
Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Gun violenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 208 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
informative 52%
emotional 32%
challenging 27%
dark 27%
sad 25%
funny 15%
mysterious 7%
tense 7%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 43% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 37% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 26% | Yes: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 18%Average rating