560 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780063259997
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Link Williams is a handsome and brilliant Dartmouth graduate who tends bar for a lack of better opportunities for an African American man in a staid mid-century Connecticut town. The routine of Link’s life is interrupted when he intervenes to save...
Community Reviews Summary of 63 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
emotional 57%
dark 50%
tense 42%
sad 35%
funny 7%
informative 7%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 69% | No: 15% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 7%Average rating
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Gun violence, Racism, Murder560 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780063259997
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Link Williams is a handsome and brilliant Dartmouth graduate who tends bar for a lack of better opportunities for an African American man in a staid mid-century Connecticut town. The routine of Link’s life is interrupted when he intervenes to save...
Community Reviews Summary of 63 reviews
Moods
reflective 64%
emotional 57%
dark 50%
tense 42%
sad 35%
funny 7%
informative 7%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 69% | No: 15% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Racism, Murder