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221 pages • first pub 2004 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780307428394
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 18 December 2007
Description
We meet him late in life: a quiet man, a good father and husband, a fixture in his Brooklyn neighborhood, a landlord and barber with a terrifying scar across his face. As the book unfolds, moving seamlessly between Haiti in the 1960s and New York ...
Community Reviews Summary of 814 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 68%
challenging 50%
sad 49%
tense 41%
informative 27%
mysterious 21%
adventurous 13%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 37% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
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Graphic
Death, Gun violence, ViolenceModerate
Sexual assault, Sexual violence, RapeMinor
Addiction, Child death, Genocide221 pages • first pub 2004 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780307428394
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 18 December 2007
Description
We meet him late in life: a quiet man, a good father and husband, a fixture in his Brooklyn neighborhood, a landlord and barber with a terrifying scar across his face. As the book unfolds, moving seamlessly between Haiti in the 1960s and New York ...
Community Reviews Summary of 814 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 68%
challenging 50%
sad 49%
tense 41%
informative 27%
mysterious 21%
adventurous 13%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 37% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Gun violence, ViolenceModerate
Sexual assault, Sexual violence, RapeMinor
Addiction, Child death, Genocide