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384 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781569472163
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Soho Press
Publication date: 01 July 2003
Description
Prizewinning writer Maryse Condé reimagines Emily Brontë’s passionate novel as a tale of obsessive love between the “African” Razyé and Cathy, the mulatto daughter of the man who takes Razyé in and raises him, but whose treatment goads him into re...
Community Reviews Summary of 48 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
challenging 60%
sad 60%
adventurous 40%
mysterious 40%
reflective 40%
tense 40%
informative 20%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, Toxic relationshipMinor
Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing
384 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781569472163
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Soho Press
Publication date: 01 July 2003
Description
Prizewinning writer Maryse Condé reimagines Emily Brontë’s passionate novel as a tale of obsessive love between the “African” Razyé and Cathy, the mulatto daughter of the man who takes Razyé in and raises him, but whose treatment goads him into re...
Community Reviews Summary of 48 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
challenging 60%
sad 60%
adventurous 40%
mysterious 40%
reflective 40%
tense 40%
informative 20%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Rape, Toxic relationshipMinor
Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing