Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual contentModerate
Rape, Police brutality, SuicideMinor
MiscarriageCommunity Reviews
Summary of 6328 reviews
Moods
sad 67%
reflective 53%
challenging 34%
dark 32%
tense 30%
hopeful 18%
inspiring 6%
informative 4%
funny 2%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 41% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 4%Average rating
173 pages | first published 1974
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ISBN/UID: 9780140187977
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 29 September 1994
Description
Harlem, the black soul of New York City, in the era of Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. The narrator of Baldwin's novel is Tish nineteen, and pregnant. Her lover Fonny, father of her child, is in jail accused of rape. Flashbacks from their love af...Book Information
173 pages | first published 1974
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ISBN/UID: 9780140187977
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 29 September 1994
Description
Harlem, the black soul of New York City, in the era of Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. The narrator of Baldwin's novel is Tish nineteen, and pregnant. Her lover Fonny, father of her child, is in jail accused of rape. Flashbacks from their love af...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual contentModerate
Rape, Police brutality, SuicideMinor
MiscarriageCommunity Reviews
Summary of 6328 reviews
Moods
sad 67%
reflective 53%
challenging 34%
dark 32%
tense 30%
hopeful 18%
inspiring 6%
informative 4%
funny 2%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 41% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 12% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 4%Average rating