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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 465 reviews
Moods
challenging 55%
tense 48%
sad 40%
emotional 37%
reflective 33%
informative 14%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 42% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
No: 43% | Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, ViolenceModerate
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 465 reviews
Moods
challenging 55%
tense 48%
sad 40%
emotional 37%
reflective 33%
informative 14%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 42% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
No: 43% | Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, ViolenceModerate
Sexual assault