12 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781504682923
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication date: 16 February 2016
Description
Critically acclaimed cult novelist Matt Ruff makes visceral the terrors of life in Jim Crow America and its lingering effects in this brilliant and wondrous work of the imagination that melds historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian horror ...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,332 reviews
Moods
adventurous 78%
mysterious 71%
tense 46%
challenging 22%
emotional 18%
funny 17%
reflective 13%
informative 9%
hopeful 6%
sad 6%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Plot: 28% | Character: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutalityModerate
Violence, Blood, Death12 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781504682923
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication date: 16 February 2016
Description
Critically acclaimed cult novelist Matt Ruff makes visceral the terrors of life in Jim Crow America and its lingering effects in this brilliant and wondrous work of the imagination that melds historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian horror ...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,332 reviews
Moods
adventurous 78%
mysterious 71%
tense 46%
challenging 22%
emotional 18%
funny 17%
reflective 13%
informative 9%
hopeful 6%
sad 6%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Plot: 28% | Character: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutalityModerate
Violence, Blood, Death