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320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982136567
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 10 September 2019
Description
WINNER OF THE 2020 CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 "Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative, Out of Darkness, Shining Light is a novel that lends voice to those who appeared only as footnotes in history, yet whose final, br...
Community Reviews Summary of 284 reviews
Moods
reflective 56%
informative 49%
sad 31%
emotional 29%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
funny 17%
tense 11%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 43% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | No: 21% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
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Racism, Death, SlaveryModerate
Islamophobia, Domestic abuse, Misogyny320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982136567
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 10 September 2019
Description
WINNER OF THE 2020 CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 "Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative, Out of Darkness, Shining Light is a novel that lends voice to those who appeared only as footnotes in history, yet whose final, br...
Community Reviews Summary of 284 reviews
Moods
reflective 56%
informative 49%
sad 31%
emotional 29%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
funny 17%
tense 11%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 43% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | No: 21% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Death, SlaveryModerate
Islamophobia, Domestic abuse, Misogyny