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The Blacker the Berry

Name: The Blacker the Berry
Author: Wallace Thurman

by Wallace Thurman

1929•Drama•226 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarycoming of ageinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA grounded, moving novel: heavy and original. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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

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One of the most widely read and controversial works of the Harlem Renaissance, The Blacker the Berry...was the first novel to openly explore prejudice within the Black community. This pioneering novel found a way beyond the bondage of Blackness in American life to a new meaning in truth and beauty.

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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

DramaHistoricalSocial commentaryComing of ageInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

African American womenAfrican AmericansPsychology

Details

Author: Wallace Thurman
Published: 1929
Pages: 226
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Source: Open Library

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