Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Racism, Racial slursModerate
Violence, Domestic abuse, Gun violenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 6694 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
challenging 55%
dark 40%
mysterious 35%
tense 35%
sad 28%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 10%
funny 7%
informative 4%
Pace
slow 47%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 22% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%Average rating
337 pages | first published 1977
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ISBN/UID: 9781400033423
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 08 June 2004
Description
Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. With this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morrison transfigures the co...Book Information
337 pages | first published 1977
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ISBN/UID: 9781400033423
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 08 June 2004
Description
Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. With this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morrison transfigures the co...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Racism, Racial slursModerate
Violence, Domestic abuse, Gun violenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 6694 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
challenging 55%
dark 40%
mysterious 35%
tense 35%
sad 28%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 10%
funny 7%
informative 4%
Pace
slow 47%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 22% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%Average rating