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6 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781504743235
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing/Blackstone Audio Inc.
Publication date: 13 December 2016
Description
"My mother died at the moment I was born, and so for my whole life there was nothing standing between myself and eternity," writes Jamaica Kincaid in this disturbing, compelling novel set on the island of Dominica. Born to a doomed Carib woman and...
Community Reviews Summary of 588 reviews
Moods
dark 51%
emotional 48%
sad 45%
challenging 40%
tense 17%
mysterious 13%
inspiring 5%
funny 4%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 38% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abortion, Sexual content, Death of parentModerate
Racism, Grief, SexismMinor
Infertility, Colonisation, Death
6 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781504743235
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing/Blackstone Audio Inc.
Publication date: 13 December 2016
Description
"My mother died at the moment I was born, and so for my whole life there was nothing standing between myself and eternity," writes Jamaica Kincaid in this disturbing, compelling novel set on the island of Dominica. Born to a doomed Carib woman and...
Community Reviews Summary of 588 reviews
Moods
dark 51%
emotional 48%
sad 45%
challenging 40%
tense 17%
mysterious 13%
inspiring 5%
funny 4%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 38% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abortion, Sexual content, Death of parentModerate
Racism, Grief, SexismMinor
Infertility, Colonisation, Death