The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright

The Man Who Lived Underground

Richard Wright

250 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced

Description

A major literary event: an explosive, previously unpublished novel from the 1940s by the legendary author of Native Son and Black Boy Fred Daniels, a black man, is picked up randomly by the police after a brutal murder in a Chicago neighborhood an...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 203 reviews

Moods

dark 82%
tense 71%
reflective 53%
challenging 43%
emotional 43%
sad 41%
adventurous 12%
mysterious 7%
informative 5%
inspiring 2%

Pace

slow 36%
medium 31%
fast 31%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 22%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 62% | No: 28% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 10%

Average rating

4.03

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...