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244 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400034291
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 08 March 2005
Description
In this award-winning, bestselling work of fiction that moves between Haiti in the 1960s and New York in the present day, we meet an unusual man who is harboring a vital, dangerous secret. He is a quiet man, a good father and husband, a fixture in...
Community Reviews Summary of 814 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 68%
challenging 50%
sad 49%
tense 41%
informative 27%
mysterious 21%
adventurous 13%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 37% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Gun violence, ViolenceModerate
Sexual assault, Sexual violence, RapeMinor
Addiction, Child death, Genocide
244 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400034291
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 08 March 2005
Description
In this award-winning, bestselling work of fiction that moves between Haiti in the 1960s and New York in the present day, we meet an unusual man who is harboring a vital, dangerous secret. He is a quiet man, a good father and husband, a fixture in...
Community Reviews Summary of 814 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
dark 68%
challenging 50%
sad 49%
tense 41%
informative 27%
mysterious 21%
adventurous 13%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 37% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Gun violence, ViolenceModerate
Sexual assault, Sexual violence, RapeMinor
Addiction, Child death, Genocide