176 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241315194
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Ishmael Reed has created a sharp, wildly funny slave's-eye view of the Civil War. Three slaves infected with Dysaethesia Aethipica (a term coined in the nineteenth century for the disease that makes Negroes run away) escape from Virginia. Not sati...
Community Reviews Summary of 141 reviews
Moods
challenging 55%
adventurous 33%
dark 33%
informative 11%
Pace
slow 25%
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 83% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Death, Incest, Physical abuseMinor
Murder
176 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241315194
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Ishmael Reed has created a sharp, wildly funny slave's-eye view of the Civil War. Three slaves infected with Dysaethesia Aethipica (a term coined in the nineteenth century for the disease that makes Negroes run away) escape from Virginia. Not sati...
Community Reviews Summary of 141 reviews
Moods
challenging 55%
adventurous 33%
dark 33%
informative 11%
Pace
slow 25%
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 83% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Death, Incest, Physical abuseMinor
Murder