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531 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780732268039
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Flamingo
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Capturing all the rueful irony and racial ambivalence of small-town Mississippi in the late 1950s, Melinda Haynes' celebrated novel is a wholly unforgettable exploration of family, identity, and redemption. Mother of Pearl revolves around twenty-...
Community Reviews Summary of 496 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
sad 80%
challenging 40%
funny 20%
inspiring 20%
reflective 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%Average rating
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531 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780732268039
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Flamingo
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Capturing all the rueful irony and racial ambivalence of small-town Mississippi in the late 1950s, Melinda Haynes' celebrated novel is a wholly unforgettable exploration of family, identity, and redemption. Mother of Pearl revolves around twenty-...
Community Reviews Summary of 496 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
sad 80%
challenging 40%
funny 20%
inspiring 20%
reflective 20%
tense 20%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.