I Am the Clay by Chaim Potok

I Am the Clay

Chaim Potok

228 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

As the Chinese and the army of the North sweep south during the Korean War, an old peasant farmer and his wife flee their village across the bleak, bombed-out landscape. They soon come upon a boy in a ditch who is wounded and unconscious. Stirred ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 52 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 100%
sad 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 100%

Average rating

3.46

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