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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Name: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Author: Ernest J. Gaines

by Ernest J. Gaines

1971•Drama•246 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalheavyrealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeExpect a serious, stirring novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

"This is a novel in the guise of the tape-recorded recollections of a black woman who has lived 110 years, who has been both a slave and a witness to the black militancy of the 1960's.

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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

DramaHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Older womenLouisiana in fictionAfrican American womenOlder women in fictionAfrican American women in fictionRacismWomen slavesJane Pitman

Details

Author: Ernest J. Gaines
Published: 1971
Pages: 246
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Source: Open Library

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