An American Marriage
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An American Marriage

by Tayari Jones

2018•Drama•320 pages

Taste attributes: dramaromancerealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationshiptroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA grounded, stirring novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaRomanceInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceComplex relationshipTroubled leads

Subjects

Man-woman relationshipsMarriageAfrican American familiesAfrican AmericansFalse imprisonmentAfrican AmericanLiteraryWomen

Details

Author
Tayari Jones
Published
2018
Pages
320
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