472 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393931686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 06 January 2011
Description
"Backgrounds and Sources" collects a wealth of autobiographical writing that illuminates important phases in Jean Toomer's intellectual life, including a central chapter from The Wayward and the Seeking and Toomer's essay on teaching the philosoph...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,064 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
emotional 41%
dark 38%
sad 22%
tense 22%
mysterious 16%
informative 5%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Character: 30% | N/A: 24% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 35% | N/A: 32% | No: 22% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 61% | No: 21% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 11% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 14% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime
472 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393931686
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 06 January 2011
Description
"Backgrounds and Sources" collects a wealth of autobiographical writing that illuminates important phases in Jean Toomer's intellectual life, including a central chapter from The Wayward and the Seeking and Toomer's essay on teaching the philosoph...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,064 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
emotional 41%
dark 38%
sad 22%
tense 22%
mysterious 16%
informative 5%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Character: 30% | N/A: 24% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 35% | N/A: 32% | No: 22% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 61% | No: 21% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 11% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 14% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime