Native Son
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Native Son

by Richard Wright

1940•Drama•399 pages

Taste attributes: dramacrimelegalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentaryself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, morally murky novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Native Son (1940) is a novel written by the American author Richard Wright. It tells the story of 20-year-old Bigger Thomas, a black youth living in utter poverty in a poor area on Chicago's South Side in the 1930s.

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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

DramaCrimeLegalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentarySelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

African American menAfrican americansBildungsromansBlacksCommunismCrimeCrime fictionCriminals

Details

Author
Richard Wright
Published
1940
Pages
399
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