351 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780763624026
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date: 12 September 2006
Description
National Book Award Winner This deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today. It sounds like a fairy tale. He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classic...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,385 reviews
Moods
challenging 56%
emotional 56%
informative 43%
mysterious 43%
reflective 43%
tense 37%
sad 18%
funny 6%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 35% | Plot: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | N/A: 6% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, TortureModerate
Rape, Child abuse, Chronic illnessMinor
Child death351 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780763624026
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date: 12 September 2006
Description
National Book Award Winner This deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today. It sounds like a fairy tale. He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classic...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,385 reviews
Moods
challenging 56%
emotional 56%
informative 43%
mysterious 43%
reflective 43%
tense 37%
sad 18%
funny 6%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 35% | Plot: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | N/A: 6% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, TortureModerate
Rape, Child abuse, Chronic illnessMinor
Child death