255 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 07 September 2011
Description
One of his best-known works, Hughes wrote The Ways of White Folks while living in Carmel, California. In it, he shares acrid and poignant stories of blacks colliding--sometimes humorously, but often tragically--with whites throughout the 1920s a...
Community Reviews Summary of 261 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
dark 53%
challenging 38%
funny 38%
tense 38%
sad 30%
informative 23%
Pace
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 22% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 90% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism
255 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 07 September 2011
Description
One of his best-known works, Hughes wrote The Ways of White Folks while living in Carmel, California. In it, he shares acrid and poignant stories of blacks colliding--sometimes humorously, but often tragically--with whites throughout the 1920s a...
Community Reviews Summary of 261 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
dark 53%
challenging 38%
funny 38%
tense 38%
sad 30%
informative 23%
Pace
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 22% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 90% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism