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No Telephone to Heaven

Name: No Telephone to Heaven
Author: Michelle Cliff

by Michelle Cliff

1987•Drama•211 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricateemotive & stirringcoming of ageinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA serious, slow-burning novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like patience over pace.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

Claire finds she must finally make her own choices when her parents, recent immigrants to the U.S. from Jamaica, can not adjust to their new country or to each other.

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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

DramaHistoricalComing of ageInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

WomenJamaican AmericansJamaica

Details

Author: Michelle Cliff
Published: 1987
Pages: 211
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Source: Open Library

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