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In Love & Trouble

Name: In Love & Trouble
Author: Alice Walker

by Alice Walker

1973•Drama•138 pages

Taste attributes: dramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, serious novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Book

The desires and fears of the American black woman are explored with compassion and understanding in these thirteen short stories.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaComplex relationshipTroubled leadsSocial commentary

Subjects

African American womenAfro-American women1000blackgirlbooksAfrican americansSocial life and customsWomen

Details

Author: Alice Walker
Published: 1973
Pages: 138
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Source: Open Library

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