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ISBN/UID: 9781522609865
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works MP3-CD from Brilliance Aud
Publication date: 03 May 2016
Description
Based on Ernest J. Gaines' National Book Critics Circle Award-winning novel, Romulus Linney's A Lesson Before Dying is set in a small Louisiana Cajun community in the late 1940s. Jefferson, a young illiterate black man, is falsely convicted of mur...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,835 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 64%
challenging 46%
dark 38%
tense 20%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 13%
informative 13%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, DeathModerate
Torture, Mental illness, AlcoholMinor
Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery
missing duration info
ISBN/UID: 9781522609865
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works MP3-CD from Brilliance Aud
Publication date: 03 May 2016
Description
Based on Ernest J. Gaines' National Book Critics Circle Award-winning novel, Romulus Linney's A Lesson Before Dying is set in a small Louisiana Cajun community in the late 1940s. Jefferson, a young illiterate black man, is falsely convicted of mur...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,835 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 64%
challenging 46%
dark 38%
tense 20%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 13%
informative 13%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, DeathModerate
Torture, Mental illness, AlcoholMinor
Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery