Uncle Tom's Children
by Richard Wright
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, moving novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
About This Book
Set in the American Deep South, each of the powerful novellas collected here concerns an aspect of the lives of black people in the post-slavery era, exploring their resistance to white racism and oppression.
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- Author
- Richard Wright
- Published
- 1938
- Pages
- 246
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- Open Library
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