Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

Washington Black

Esi Edugyan

432 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

When two English brothers take the helm of a Barbados sugar plantation, nervousness and fear run high. Washington Black - an eleven year-old field slave who has known no other life - is aghast to find himself selected as personal servant to one of...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 5,512 reviews

Moods

adventurous 85%
emotional 58%
reflective 53%
dark 39%
sad 37%
challenging 32%
tense 21%
inspiring 19%
hopeful 18%
mysterious 14%
informative 9%
funny 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 67%
slow 21%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 45% | Character: 44% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 46% | No: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.92

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...