Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Murder, ViolenceModerate
Drug abuse, Racial slurs, RacismMinor
Police brutality, AbandonmentCommunity Reviews
Summary of 2614 reviews
Moods
adventurous 53%
dark 36%
reflective 32%
mysterious 26%
funny 21%
emotional 18%
challenging 16%
sad 9%
informative 7%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 27% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 32% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6%Average rating
336 pages | first published 2021
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ISBN/UID: 9780385545136
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 14 September 2021
Description
From two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s.“Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked . . .”To his customers an...Book Information
336 pages | first published 2021
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ISBN/UID: 9780385545136
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 14 September 2021
Description
From two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s.“Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked . . .”To his customers an...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Murder, ViolenceModerate
Drug abuse, Racial slurs, RacismMinor
Police brutality, AbandonmentCommunity Reviews
Summary of 2614 reviews
Moods
adventurous 53%
dark 36%
reflective 32%
mysterious 26%
funny 21%
emotional 18%
challenging 16%
sad 9%
informative 7%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 27% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 32% | No: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6%Average rating