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288 pages • first pub 1999 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781841594163
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman’s Library
Publication date: 17 November 2023
Description
'A thrilling blend of noir and fantasy.' Guardian.In an unnamed city - a hardboiled pre-Civil Rights New York sort of city -heroine Lila Mae has succeeded in becoming the very first Black female elevator inspector. In Whitehead's darkly comic oth...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,953 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
challenging 43%
tense 32%
dark 28%
adventurous 24%
funny 13%
emotional 6%
informative 6%
hopeful 4%
sad 2%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Plot: 26% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 32% | No: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, TortureModerate
Misogyny, Sexism, ViolenceMinor
Fatphobia, Drug use, Rape288 pages • first pub 1999 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781841594163
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman’s Library
Publication date: 17 November 2023
Description
'A thrilling blend of noir and fantasy.' Guardian.In an unnamed city - a hardboiled pre-Civil Rights New York sort of city -heroine Lila Mae has succeeded in becoming the very first Black female elevator inspector. In Whitehead's darkly comic oth...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,953 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
challenging 43%
tense 32%
dark 28%
adventurous 24%
funny 13%
emotional 6%
informative 6%
hopeful 4%
sad 2%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Plot: 26% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 32% | No: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, TortureModerate
Misogyny, Sexism, ViolenceMinor
Fatphobia, Drug use, Rape