320 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679741923
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 September 1992
Description
One of Faulkner's comic masterpieces, The Reivers is a picaresque that tells of three unlikely car thieves from rural Mississippi. Eleven-year-old Lucius Priest is persuaded by Boon Hogganbeck, one of his family's retainers, to steal his grandfath...
Community Reviews Summary of 218 reviews
Moods
challenging 37%
funny 37%
lighthearted 25%
reflective 25%
inspiring 12%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 71% | Character: 14% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | N/A: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racial slurs
320 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679741923
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 September 1992
Description
One of Faulkner's comic masterpieces, The Reivers is a picaresque that tells of three unlikely car thieves from rural Mississippi. Eleven-year-old Lucius Priest is persuaded by Boon Hogganbeck, one of his family's retainers, to steal his grandfath...
Community Reviews Summary of 218 reviews
Moods
challenging 37%
funny 37%
lighthearted 25%
reflective 25%
inspiring 12%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 71% | Character: 14% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | N/A: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racial slurs