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304 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780063260177
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
Publication date: 10 January 2023
Description
From the author of the bestselling novel The Street, comes a powerful collection of stories that captures a remarkably diverse panorama of African American experience in the 1950s and 1960s.A small-town pharmacist's decision to take a day off lead...
Community Reviews Summary of 23 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
tense 75%
reflective 50%
funny 25%
lighthearted 25%
mysterious 25%
sad 25%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | N/A: 25%Strong character development?
N/A: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
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Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, RapeModerate
Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide
304 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780063260177
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
Publication date: 10 January 2023
Description
From the author of the bestselling novel The Street, comes a powerful collection of stories that captures a remarkably diverse panorama of African American experience in the 1950s and 1960s.A small-town pharmacist's decision to take a day off lead...
Community Reviews Summary of 23 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
tense 75%
reflective 50%
funny 25%
lighthearted 25%
mysterious 25%
sad 25%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | N/A: 25%Strong character development?
N/A: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, RapeModerate
Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide