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196 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375713309
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 13 April 2004
Description
Valerie Martin's Property delivers an eerily mesmerizing inquiry into slavery's venomous effects on the owner and the owned. The year is 1828, the setting a Louisiana sugar plantation where Manon Gaudet, pretty, bitterly intelligent, and monstrous...
Community Reviews Summary of 459 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
tense 46%
emotional 38%
sad 38%
reflective 34%
informative 11%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 45% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, Sexual assault
196 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375713309
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 13 April 2004
Description
Valerie Martin's Property delivers an eerily mesmerizing inquiry into slavery's venomous effects on the owner and the owned. The year is 1828, the setting a Louisiana sugar plantation where Manon Gaudet, pretty, bitterly intelligent, and monstrous...
Community Reviews Summary of 459 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
tense 46%
emotional 38%
sad 38%
reflective 34%
informative 11%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 45% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, Sexual assault