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199 pages • first pub 1900 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780486461441
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 31 August 2007
Description
Charles Chesnutt was perhaps the most influential African-American fiction writer during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The House Behind the Cedars, his dramatic masterpiece, was crafted during the tumultuous post-Civil War era...
Community Reviews Summary of 167 reviews
Moods
tense 50%
sad 42%
challenging 35%
dark 35%
reflective 35%
informative 21%
mysterious 21%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 38%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 41% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 92% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%Average rating
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Racial slurs, Racism199 pages • first pub 1900 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780486461441
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 31 August 2007
Description
Charles Chesnutt was perhaps the most influential African-American fiction writer during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The House Behind the Cedars, his dramatic masterpiece, was crafted during the tumultuous post-Civil War era...
Community Reviews Summary of 167 reviews
Moods
tense 50%
sad 42%
challenging 35%
dark 35%
reflective 35%
informative 21%
mysterious 21%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 38%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 41% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 92% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism