14 hours • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Audio
Publication date: 14 November 2017
Description
BY THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF BELOVED.Four young women are brutally attacked in a convent near an all-black town in America in the mid-1970s. The inevitability of this attack, and the attempts to avert it, lie at the heart of Paradise. Span...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,458 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
emotional 63%
reflective 57%
mysterious 43%
tense 34%
sad 33%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 2%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 18% | Yes: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Misogyny, RacismModerate
Child death, Self harm, Child abuseMinor
Slavery, Alcoholism, Abortion
14 hours • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Audio
Publication date: 14 November 2017
Description
BY THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF BELOVED.Four young women are brutally attacked in a convent near an all-black town in America in the mid-1970s. The inevitability of this attack, and the attempts to avert it, lie at the heart of Paradise. Span...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,458 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
emotional 63%
reflective 57%
mysterious 43%
tense 34%
sad 33%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 2%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 18% | Yes: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Misogyny, RacismModerate
Child death, Self harm, Child abuseMinor
Slavery, Alcoholism, Abortion