skin & bones by Renée Watson

skin & bones

Renée Watson

416 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
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From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring sisterhood, motherhood, faith, love, and ultimately what gets passed down from one generation to the nextAt 40, Lena Baker is at a steady and stabl...

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Community Reviews

4.46
based on 452 reviews

Moods

emotional: 85%

reflective: 78%

inspiring: 62%

hopeful: 58%

informative: 38%

sad: 26%

challenging: 18%

funny: 14%

tense: 7%

dark: 6%

relaxing: 2%

adventurous: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

20% of readers chose fast
67% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
24% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

90% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

91% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

89% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

58% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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